AUTHENTIC USER EXPERIENCE LAB
AUTHENTIC USER EXPERIENCE LAB
We are researchers from the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Google Research. Our research team includes Cynthia Bennett, Shaun Kane, Amanda Lazar, Kate Ringland, and Norman Makoto Su.
We are interested in learning about different experiences from people who have perceived, observed, or participated in pushback related to accessibility/disability computing research.
Your experience should have taken place between individuals conducting research related to disability and/or accessibility. This could have taken place anywhere: at a conference (e.g., CHI, ASSETS), your work, in reviews or on social media.
Please note, we are generally not referring to pushback from the current US administration’s executive orders targeting DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) initiatives.
We are interested in hearing from people who have worked in this research area, at all levels and in both industry and academia. For example, you may have experience conducting research, attending conferences, or publishing papers related to accessibility/disability computing research.
The data from your stories will help the research community understand the challenges of a changing profession and its implications for how we conduct and evaluate accessibility and disability computing research.
If you are interested in participating, please fill out our survey, and we will reach out to you. The survey has instructions if you wish to participate anonymously.
If you have questions, please .
For further information, you can view our information sheet detailing our study under UCSC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Thank you for considering participation in our study!