Call for Contributions
The ASSETS conference is the premier forum for presenting research on the design, evaluation, use, and education related to computing for people with disabilities and older adults. We invite high-quality original submissions on topics relevant to computing and accessibility.
Submissions should present significant contributions to design, systems, tools, scientific understanding, methodology, or social issues. Relevant topics include (but are not limited to) new enabling technologies, studies of how technologies are used by people with disabilities, explorations of barriers to access, and evaluations of accessibility education methods. We recommend that papers with a technical contribution be validated through research activities with representative users when possible. However, we acknowledge that accessibility-focused projects may begin with in-depth formative work with representative users or may be based on prior research with representative users. As such, key contributions of a single paper may be primarily technical.
All Technical Papers, Experience Reports, and Posters and Demonstrations submissions are peer-reviewed by an international Program Committee. Accepted papers, posters and demonstrations, experience reports, and the student research competition will be archived in the ACM Digital Library. Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID, which is a publication requirement should your paper be accepted. At least one author of accepted submissions must register as the in-person presenter by the early registration deadline.
Important Dates
All deadlines are 11:59 P.M. Anywhere on Earth (UTC -12:00).
Request a mentor for your paper
- Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – deadline to request a mentor
Technical Papers
- Wednesday, April 22, 2026 – submission deadline
- Wednesday, June 3, 2026 – reviews sent to authors, rebuttal phase opens
- Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – rebuttal phase closes
- Wednesday, June 24, 2026 – acceptance decisions sent to authors
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – camera-ready deadline
Posters and Demonstrations
- Wednesday, July 1, 2026 – posters & demos submission deadline
- Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – notification of acceptance
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026 – camera-ready deadline
Workshops
- Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – submission deadline
- Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – notification of acceptance, workshop organizers
- Wednesday, July 8-Friday, August 7, 2026 – solicit and review attendee applications
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – workshop websites online
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – camera-ready deadline
- Friday, August 17, 2026 – notification of acceptance, workshop attendees
- Monday, October 19-Sunday, October 25, 2026 – virtual workshops
- Sunday, October 25, 2026: in-person workshops
Experience Reports
- Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – experience reports submission deadline
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – notification of acceptance
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – camera-ready deadline
Doctoral Consortium
- Wednesday, July 1, 2026 – cover letter, research project summary, and CV deadline
- Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – letter of recommendation deadline
- Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – notification of acceptance
Student Research Competition
- Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - submission deadline
- Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - notification of acceptance
- Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - camera-ready deadline
ACM Open Access Publishing
Important update on ACM's new open access publishing model for 2026 ACM Conferences:
Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).
Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.
Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:
- $250 APC for ACM/SIG members
- $350 for non-members
This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period. This temporary subsidized pricing will apply to all conferences scheduled for 2026.