ASSETS 2014 SRC Winner awarded 2nd place in ACM Grand Finals.
ASSETS Student Research Competition Undergraduate Winner Mitchell Gordon wins 2nd place in ACM Grand Finals
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SIGACCESS ASSETS Paper Impact Award – call for nominations
Important Dates Deadline for nominations: July 1, 2015 Notification of Selection: August 1, 2015 ASSETS 2015 Conference: October 26-28, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal Please send to bruce.walker [at] psych.gatech.edu Award Description The SIGACCESS Impact Award is presented every other year (in odd-numbered years) to the authors of an ASSETS conference paper that has had a significant impact on computing and information technology that addresses the needs of persons with disabilities. Technical papers presented 10 or more …
SIGACCESS 2015 Travel Scholarship – call for applications
We invite applications for the 2015 ACM SIGACCESS Travel Scholarships. These awards provide support for practitioners, researchers, members of advocacy groups, and individuals with disabilities who are interested in the field of computers and accessibility, to actively participate in the 2015 ASSETS conference. The scholarship award is in the amount of $2,000. Application Deadline: July 1st, 2015 For more information: http://www.sigaccess.org/awards/sigaccess-scholarship/
2014 Best Paper
Tablet-based activity schedule for children with autism in mainstream environment
2014 Best Student Paper
Tactile Graphics with a Voice: Using QR Codes to Access Text in Tactile Graphics
Vicki L. Hanson: Outstanding Contribution Recipient 2014
For sustained and wide-ranging contributions including industry, academia, and policy organizations.
Professor Vicki Hanson becomes ACM Vice President
Professor Vicki L. Hanson, past SIGACCESS Chair, takes up her new role as Vice President of ACM
Accepting Nominations for the 2014 SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions
We are now accepting nominations for the 2014 SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility. This award recognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the development of computing technologies which improve the accessibility of media and services to people with disabilities. Outstanding contributions through research, practice, or advocacy are recognized. Towards this goal, contributions are considered from academia, industry, as well as other professions that focus on computer users with …
January 2012 Newsletter
Research reports from the ASSETS 2011 Doctoral Consortium
September 2011 Newsletter
Notetaker for visually impaired people wins Microsoft Imagine Cup, web accessibility in Finnish higher education, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Research and Development Working Group