Schedule
ASSETS 2026 at a glance
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Sunday: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday starting at 8:00 AM
Registration Desk
Ground floor next to the reception.
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Times are shared with invited attendees
Workshops
FOGO
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Doctoral Consortium
AR I+II
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Monday, Oct. 26
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Conference Open and Keynote Auditorium
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Session A Foyer Auditorium
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Hotel Restaurant
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Session A Foyer Auditorium
4:00 PM - 5:20 PM
TBD
Off-Site Reception TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 27
9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Session B Foyer Auditorium
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Hotel Restaurant
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Session B Foyer Auditorium
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Student Research Competition Auditorium
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
SIGACCESS Business Meeting Auditorium
Wednesday, Oct. 28
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Paper Session 7A Experiences with AI
Auditorium10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Session C Foyer Auditorium
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Hotel Restaurant
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Session C Foyer Auditorium
3:40 PM - 4:30 PM
Closing Ceremony Auditorium
ASSETS 2026 full schedule
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Times are shared with invited attendees.
Workshops
FOGO
Times are shared with invited attendees.
Doctoral Consortium
AR I+II
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Registration Open
On the ground floor next to the reception.
8:00 AM
Registration Open
On the ground floor next to the reception
9:00 AM – 10:40 AM
Conference Open and Keynote
Auditorium
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Session A
Foyer Auditorium
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Paper Session 1A DIY and Autonomy
AuditoriumTACCESS Paper Voice-Powered Assembly: Boosting Self-Efficacy in Older Adults with “Build2Race"
Jugaad Justice: Grassroots DIY-AT as Substitute Infrastructure in India
Bespoke Visual Assistance: What and How do Blind and Low-Vision People Create with Agentic Programming?
Experience Report Appetite for Construction: Barriers and Workarounds in DIY Assistive Technology by a Visually Impaired Maker --- A Case of Building a Low-Temperature Cooking Machine
Honorable Mention "There is no such thing as barrier-free nature": Information, Trust, and Self-Determined Access to Nature
Honorable Mention “It’d Be an Extension of Who I Am”: Speculating on DIY Prosthetic Making Across Diverse Resource Contexts
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM
Paper Session 1B Computing Education and Research
AR I+IIAbleism Unchecked: A Literature Review of Disability Misconceptions in Computing Education
Designing TIBBL: A Tangible Inclusive Block-Based Language for Widening Access to Programming
Learning Python as a Blind Programmer in an AI-Mediated Environment: An Autoethnographic Study
Honorable Mention Understanding Digital Game Authoring Practices of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities using Scratch
Experience Report Constructive Externalisation Pedagogy: A Trauma-Informed Design Framework for Programming Education Under Cognitive Load
Experience Report Debugging Computer Vision as a Blind Researcher
12:20 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
Hotel Restaurant
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Paper Session 2A Disability Theory and Critique
AuditoriumHonorable Mention Sociotechnical Tensions in Navigating a New Disability: Credibility, Coordination, and Identity
Experience Report "I'm not a problem to be solved": Trying (and Failing) to research a Signing Glove as a Deaf Person
Honorable Mention The Procrustean Body: A Theoretical Analysis of Motion Capture from Critical Disability, Somaesthetic, and Posthuman Perspectives
Experience Report A constructionist approach to develop assistive technologies
TACCESS Paper Race, Disability, and Technology: A Call to Action for Accessibility Researchers
Experience Report No Pain, no Gain? A CI Journey with NF2
Experience Report On the Sensation of Tinnitus: An Embodied Account of Living with a Chronic Sonic Condition
Experience Report Language and Power: Critical Reflections from an HCI Researcher who Stutters
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Paper Session 2B Visualization and Document Access
AR I+IIA Scoping Review of Human–Computer Interaction Research on the Accessibility of Data Visualizations: New Technologies, Procedures, and Designs
QUARTZ: Qualitative Understanding via Accessible Representation and Visualization
Scattered but Not Lost: Multimodal Access to Scatter Plots on Touchscreens for Users with Blindness and Low Vision
Q&A or Document-Based? The Effects of Interface Type on How Screen Reader Users Access Interconnected Documents
A Recipe for Access: Visually Oriented Recipe Instructions as an Accessibility Barrier for Blind and Low-Vision Cooks
Experience Report Bridging Tojisha-Kenkyu and Accessibility Research: The Inheritance of Knowledge
Querying Multimodal Scientific Papers with AI: Practices and Preferences Across Blind, Low-Vision, and Sighted Scientists
Experience Report What It Really Takes to Make an Academic PDF Accessible
3:20 PM – 4:00 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Session A
Foyer Auditorium
4:00 PM – 5:20 PM
Paper Session 3A Video, Image, and Graph Accessibility
AuditoriumCan Dialogue and Role Improve LLM Sidewalk Image Descriptions Across Mobility Groups?
Beyond LLMs: Small Multimodal Models for Semantic Accessibility Validation of Alternative Texts
Context-Aware, AI-Powered ALT Text Generation for Lecture Visuals: A Multimodal Approach via Slide Decks and Speech Transcripts
TACCESS Paper "Made by People, Described by People:" The Changing Work Practices of Audio Description Professionals
Translating Blind and Low-Vision Users' Feedback into Domain-Specific Criteria for AI-Generated Alt Text: Evidence from E-Commerce
Are Caption Metrics Broken? Latency, Deaf and Hard of Hearing User Ratings, and Cross-Technology Bias
Toward Scalable Audio Description Quality Control: A Workflow for Evaluating Human and VLM Raters
Design and Evaluation of an AI-Based American Sign Language Video Comprehension Tool: Exploring the Benefits and Use of Automatic Segmentation and Sign Lookup
4:00 PM – 5:20 PM
Paper Session 3B Mobility and Exercise
AR I+IIHonorable Mention 'Folk-Methods' in the Use of Physical Activity Tracking Tools among Users with Chronic Mobility Issues
Experience Report Ups and Downs: Low-Vision Perspective on Smart Elevators and Industry Design Practices
Designing for Ring Camera Use: Spatial Interaction Strategies of Blind and Low Vision People
Navigational Agency and Assistive Technology: A Study With Visually Impaired Persons and Their Companions
HoldLight: Making Indoor Climbing More Accessible for Blind and Low-Vision Climbers through Layered Route Preview and Real-Time Next-Hold Guidance
“I Just Take Every Situation as It Comes”: Exploring How Weather Affects Blind and Low Vision Pedestrians in Urban Environments
Exploring Lived Experience and the Role of Technology in Cycling for People Who Have a Mobility Disability
TBD
Off-Site Reception
TBD
9:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Paper Session 4A Social Inclusion and Online Dating
AuditoriumHonorable Mention Beyond Harassment: Exploring the Harm Experienced by People with Disabilities in Social Virtual Reality
Online Experiences and Safety of Neurodivergent Young People: A Mixed-Methods Study
TACCESS Paper Understanding the Perspectives of Autistic Gamers through an Online Autistic Community and a Survey
"We Asked Ahead of Time and Got Each Other’s Consent": Adaptation of Dating Apps as Sexual Consent Devices by Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Visually Impaired Online Daters
Between Stigma and Swipe: An Examination of Dating Apps for Disabled Users Through the Lens of the Access–Choice–Pleasure Model
Toward Mixed-Ability Social Inclusion: Investigating VLM as a Sticker Interpreter for BLV Users in Online Group Chat
Supporting Allyship in Virtual Collaboration with Artificial Intelligence: A Scenario-Based Study
Robots as Proxies: Negotiating Dignity, Legibility and Accountability in Accessible Social Participation
9:00 AM – 10:20 AM
Paper Session 4B Virtual and Extended Reality
AR I+IIFrom Coarse Search to Precise Alignment: Auditory Guidance for Non-Visual Target Acquisition in VR
"Movement is your ability to engage with the world": Opportunities for Reflecting, Revealing, and Hiding Visible and Invisible Disabilities Through Avatar Movement in VR
VisionPulse: A Virtual Reality System Enabling Accessible Discovery and Navigation for Blind and Low Vision Users
Bigger than the EAR BOX: A Theory-Grounded Review of XR Accessibility Research for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
TACCESS Paper An Equitable Experience? How HCI Research Conceptualizes Accessibility of Virtual Reality in the Context of Disability
Predicting Balance Ability and Explaining Control Strategies from VR Motion Sensors: An Interpretable CoP-Derived Balance Score Approach for Multiple Sclerosis
What to Distinguish and How? Opportunities and Challenges of Augmenting Multiple, Cluttered Objects in Complex Scenes for People with Low Vision
Accessibility in Extended Reality: A Systematic Review of Accessibility Research on Extended Reality Published in the ACM Digital Library From 2000 to 2025
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Session B
Foyer Auditorium
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
Paper Session 5A Co-design and Participatory Design
AuditoriumSafety vs. Social Image: Co-Designing Protection Mechanisms Against Ableist Harassment with People with Disabilities in Social Virtual Reality
"Remove the Floor, Remove the Chair": Co-Designing Minimalist VR Offices with Low Vision Users
Participation Without Power? A Systematic Review and Call to Center Shared Authority in Accessibility Research
Scratch as an Accessible Boundary Object: Three Co-Design Case Studies with People with Intellectual Disability
Prompting Change in the Welfare State: Co-designing an LLM-Assisted Toolkit of Welfare Stories and Tips with Aphasia Communities
Navigating the Complexity of Hearing Loss: Redesigning Hearing Test Results Through Participatory Design with Older Adults
Experience Report Relational Co-Design for Single-Sided Deafness: Designing Beam through Lived Experience
Seeing the Voice, Preserving the Self: A Participatory Design Approach to Deaf-Centric Text-to-Speech
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
Paper Session 5B Accessible Education
AR I+IISL4Fun: A Collaborative Game for Hearing and Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Children for Bilingual Classrooms
Leaving the Field: Working with Teachers to Integrate Computational Thinking in Mixed-Visual Ability Classrooms’ Activities
Practices of Inclusion as a Bridge Toward Access Equity: The Privileged and Empowered Role of Computing Faculty Who Advise Disabled Doctoral Students
Honorable Mention “Coder first, advocate second, college student third”: The Liminality of Going to College as a Blind Computing Student
“Walking a Straight Line through a Thick Fog”: Exploring Invisible Labor and Reclaimed Identity Amongst Adult Students with ADHD
TACCESS Paper Rethinking "Empowering Technology" in Higher Education Accessibility: A Case Study of Disabled Students' Experiences at a German University
Experience Report “My Body Became the Access Infrastructure”: An Autoethnographic Account of a deaf Student's Transition to Higher Education in Nigeria
Honorable Mention Compounded Access: How Chinese Neurodivergent Students and Professionals Navigate English as a Second Language
12:20 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
Hotel Restaurant
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Paper Session 6A Music, Art, and Creativity Support Tools
AuditoriumSpatial and View-Dependent Audio Description for Blind and Low-Vision Users in 360° Virtual Reality Musical Performances
Designing for What Cannot Be Seen: Supporting Embodied String Learning for Musicians with Blindness and Low-Vision
TACCESS Paper The Qualities of Convivial Tools and Their Relevance to Music Software Accessibility
Brushstrokes of Autonomy: Exploring Artistic Expression for People with Motor Impairments through an AR-Guided Robotic Arm
ColorA11Y: Enhancing Creative Design Workflows with Just-in-Time Color Accessibility Recommendations
Honorable Mention "Catching lightning in a bottle": How Blind or Low Vision Creators Navigate Ideation Across Creative Domains
Synthesizing and Evaluating a Visual Feedback Framework for Accessible Content Creation
Opportunities for AI-Enhanced Visual Story Creation by Blind and Low-Vision Children
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Paper Session 6B Accessibility at Work and In Practice
AR I+IIFrom Compliance to Creativity: A Longitudinal Study of How Accessibility Constraints Impact Early-Career, Small-Company Mobile Designers
From Reports to Resolutions: Accessibility in Practice Through Moodle’s Issue Tracker
Prompt and Circumstance: Evaluating Accessibility in LLM-Generated HTML Form Components
Experience Report Reflections and Recommendations on AI Adoption Practice from a Mixed-Ability Research Group
Bridging the Gap Between Perceived and Actual Accessibility in Front-End Frameworks
Honorable Mention Accommodation Negotiations: Modeling the Privacy and Access Risks of Accommodation Requests by Disabled Professionals at Academic Conferences
"Mindful, but Not Special": Mutual Accommodation Between Blind, Low Vision, and Sighted Workers in the Workplace
Experience Report Balancing Lecturer and Accessibility Lead Roles While Living with Low Vision: an Autoethnography Exploring Rewards, Challenges, and Institutional Lessons
3:20 PM – 4:00 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Session B
Foyer Auditorium
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Student Research Competition
Auditorium
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM
SIGACCESS Business Meeting
Auditorium
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
Paper Session 7A Experiences with AI
AuditoriumFrom Interpreter to Algorithm? Language Ideologies, Access Labor and (In)Dependency in Deaf–AI Interactions
Preserved Hierarchy, Inflated Courage: How Four LLMs Re-inscribe Chinese Disability Stereotypes Across Public and Community Perspectives
Towards Accessible AI Literacy: Investigating How Teachers of Blind and Low-Vision Students Integrate Generative AI in Pedagogical Practices
Reconfiguration of Ability: An Autoethnography of LLM-Mediated Development by a Developer with Severe Physical Disability
Balancing Safety and Autonomy: Accessibility-Oriented Interventions in Generative AI for Cognitive Impairment
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
Paper Session 7B Communication Technologies
AR I+IIHonorable Mention Designing Beyond Fluency: Imagining Speech Technology through Speculative Design with People Who Stutter
The Effect of Self Disclosure on Perceived Competency of People Who Stutter in Online Job Interviews: A Cross-Cultural Study
Honorable Mention Me, Myself, and My Voice: Exploring Cultural and Linguistic Identity in AAC AI-generated Voices
Characterizing Human Prompting in Mixed Reality Spelling for Nonspeaking Autistic Users
From Grasping to Speaking: Generative AI-Based Environment-Grounded VR Communication Training for Autistic Individuals
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break and Poster Session C
Foyer Auditorium
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
Paper Session 8A Healthcare Tools and Systems
AuditoriumNegotiated Adoption of Health Sensing Systems: A Co-Design Study with Older Adults and Family Members
”Should I use this or my mind?": Designing a Wearable Multimodal Tech Assistant for Older Adults Navigating Patient Portals
Honorable Mention From Notification to Completion: Rethinking Reminder Systems for People Living with Dementia
TACCESS Paper Digital Independence Linked to Functional Independence Among Adults with Intellectual Disability
"I Don’t Want My Mental Health App To Give Me Mental Health Barriers": Unpacking The Need For Digital Mental Health Tracking Services With And For The Blind Community
Chronic Access: Understanding the Accessible Technology Practices of People with Chronic Health Disabilities
Experience Report Reflection at Your Fingertips: Reducing Effort in Chronic Condition Data Engagement
Crossroads: A Self-Administered Digital Cognitive Assessment for Older Adults via Fine-Finger Tracking on Touchscreen-based Devices
11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
Paper Session 8B Talking to Computers
AR I+IIHonorable Mention Invoking Nemo: Designing and Evaluating a Custom Voice Assistant for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Designing for Dyslexia Reflection: Empowerment Through Insight and Customization
Exploring How Warmth and Competence Shape Trust in Medical Voice Agents with Blind Users
Audo-Sight: Assistive Conversational Perception through Collaborative Edge-Cloud Intelligence
TACCESS Paper "I Felt Listened To”: Evaluating an AI-Powered Reflection Tool for Care Partners
TACCESS Paper Situated Understanding of Errors in Older Adults' Interactions with Voice Assistants: A Month-Long, In-Home Study
Helping the Helper: LLM-Assisted Problem Articulation for Older Adults Seeking Technology Support
Reflections From A Clinical Trial: Examining Black Older Adults’ Perceptions and Use of Digital Voice Assistants for Exercise
12:20 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
Hotel Restaurant
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Paper Session 9A Daily Living and Family Support
Auditorium"What's going to happen after I'm gone?": Parent Perspectives on Technology in Supporting Independent Living for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
“I’m trying not to get hacked:” How Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Navigate Security and Privacy Notifications
TACCESS Paper Accessible Technology for Adults with Down Syndrome: A Scoping Review
Access as Practice: Deaf-Tech Interaction in Motion
Towards Designing for (Dis)Trust in Technologies for Aging
Honorable Mention Fluctuating Access: How Parents and Teachers Support Learning for Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Paper Session 9B Attention and Media Consumption
AR I+IIHonorable Mention "It's Like Drinking from a Fire Hose": Understanding and Characterizing Video Learning Experiences for Individuals with ADHD
Leveling the Playing Field: Temporal Video Segmentation for Individuals with ADHD in Computing Education
Honorable Mention Quantifying the Engagement Trap: Impact of Short-form Video Recommender Systems on Users with ADHD
Fostering The Inner Coach: Identifying Opportunities For Future Time Management Assistive Features With Emerging Adults With ADHD
Everyday Technology Practices of Adults with ADHD: Insights for Assistive Technology Design
Breaking Word Barriers: Predicting Word-Level Reading Difficulty in People with and without Dyslexia
3:00 PM – 3:40 PM
Coffee Break and Poster Session C
Foyer Auditorium
3:40 PM – 4:30 PM