Accessibility and Inclusive Design
Pioneering information technologies and solutions that are accessible and usable for people of all abilities.
Research Projects
REU Supplement: SCC-IRG Track 1: Inclusive Public Transit Toolkit to Assess Quality of Service Across Socioeconomic Status in Baltimore City
Principal Investigator(s): Vanessa Frias-Martinez Jessica Vitak Christopher Antoun
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Future of Work > Human-Computer Interaction > Smart Cities and Connected Communities
Principal Investigator(s): Vanessa Frias-Martinez Jessica Vitak Christopher Antoun
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Future of Work > Human-Computer Interaction > Smart Cities and Connected Communities
Campus Computation Center: Support, Enrichment & Computing Identity Development to Boost STEM Success
Principal Investigator(s): Katherine Izsak Ron Padrón Vedat G. Diker Bill Kules beth bonsignore
Funder: DoD-Navy
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Human-Computer Interaction > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
Principal Investigator(s): Katherine Izsak Ron Padrón Vedat G. Diker Bill Kules beth bonsignore
Funder: DoD-Navy
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Human-Computer Interaction > Youth Experience, Learning, and Digital Practices
DASS: Learning Code(s): Community-Centered Design of Automated Content Moderation
Principal Investigator(s): Katie Shilton
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval > Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
Principal Investigator(s): Katie Shilton
Funder: National Science Foundation
Research Areas: Accessibility and Inclusive Design > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval > Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: “Community Archives: Empowering Voices and Preserving Heritage”
Corey Lewis discusses the impact of community archives in preserving cultural heritage and empowering underrepresented voices
Rie Kamikubo, PhD Student working with Hernisa Kacorri at the UMD College of Information, Presenting at ASSETS 2024 Conference
UMD MIDA Researchers Play Major Role at ASSETS Conference
University of Maryland faculty and students provide leadership and research insights at international technology accessibility research …
A UMD library researcher helped create the first update to nationwide guidelines on jail and prison libraries in 32 years; they add new guidance on accessibility, among other measures designed to maximize the facilities' benefit to incarcerated people. Illustration by Valerie Morgan.