We work on technical HCI domain. Therefore, we welcome students with a strong technical background who are passionate about accessible computing and ability-based design and development (more info) !
A11y Lab is part of the Human-Centered Design and Development (HCDD) program at College of Information Science and Technology (IST) in the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).
A11y stands for Accessibility – there are 11 letters between the “A” and the “y”. We believe accessibility is a human right; we also believe making things accessible for people with disabilities is a hard problem. Often, this problem is layered, multi-dimensinoal, and difficult to understand, describe, and theorize.
At A11y Lab, we aim to address the following challenges:
Please feel free to contact me if you are also working on these challenges and interested in collaborating with us.
November 1, 2022
We are on the news: New coding tool could aid computer programmers who are blind or have low vision
October 9, 2022
Our paper, Grid-Coding, received the UIST 2022 Best Paper Award! Congratulations, Ehtesham! Try Grid Coding
October 5, 2022
An NIH R01 proposal is submitted
Sept 15, 2022
Multiple papers submitted to CHI 2022
August 16, 2022
Serving as a PC member in AAAI 2023 and IUI 2023 conferences
August 15, 2022
Welcome Mahjabin Nahar, our new lab member!
August 04, 2022
Our paper, Grid-Coding: An Accessible, Efficient, and Structured Coding Paradigm for Blind and Low-Vision Programmers is accepted to UIST 2022
June 21, 2022
One journal paper submitted to ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS)
June 8, 2022
One paper submitted to USENIX Security 2023
June 1, 2022
One journal paper submitted to ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
April 19, 2022
We are on the news: Tech designed to aid visually impaired could benefit from human-AI collaboration
April 06, 2022
Our paper, Helping Helpers: Supporting Volunteers in Remote Sighted Assistance with Augmented Reality Maps is accepted to DIS 2022
Feb 28, 2022
Received two seed grants ($33K and $40K) on accessible computer vision algorithm and AI-based study companion
Dec 20, 2021
Our paper, Opportunities for Human-AI Collaboration in Remote Sighted Assistance is accepted to IUI 2022
Nov 16, 2021
Our journal paper, Iterative Design and Prototyping of Computer Vision Mediated Remote Sighted
Assistance is accepted to ACM
Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
August 06, 2021
Our paper,
Tilt-Explore: Making Tilt Gestures Usable for Low-Vision Smartphone Users is accepted to UIST 2021
June 15, 2021
Our paper,
Understanding Screen Readers' Plugins is accepted to ASSETS 2021
March 18, 2021
We are on the news: New tool could help lessen bias in live television broadcasts
August 05, 2020
Our poster, Towards
Multi-Wheel Input Device for Non-Visual Interaction is accepted to UIST 2020
July 24, 2020
Our paper on
balancing actors' gender and skin-color in live telecasts is accepted to CSCW 2020
March 05, 2020
Our poster Wayfinding
and Navigating in Virtual Environment: Learning from Audio Games is accepted in
Thinking Within Symposium 2020 – Exploring
Immersive Technologies in Education and Research
Oct. 30, 2019 Our paper DarkReader got the best paper nominee award in ASSETS 2019!
June 28, 2019
1 paper accepted in ASSETS 2019!