August 2023 » [PDF]
This month we call attention to the opportunity to review and comment on the Department of Justice’s proposal for updated digital accessibility guidelines. Please share with anyone who will be affected by the guidelines! We’re flattered that the DOJ cited one of our articles about research by CREATE members on the accessibility of mobile apps. And we announce a new undergraduate accessibility course being offered fall 2023. CSE 493 will be the first offering of an undergraduate-focused accessibility course. Taught by CREATE Director Jennifer Mankoff, the course will focus on practical skills such as assessing accessibility, from documents to AR/VR and AI/ML. Forward-looking topics include intersectional concerns, accessible healthcare, and accessibility in disaster response.
July 2023 » [PDF]
This month, our Research Spotlight is on a project that supports users who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing. In CREATE News: our first Race, Disability & Technology grant; two open source tools that support users of wheelchairs and strollers and blind/low vision users. Check out a couple of events happening very soon. And don’t miss the video of CREATE leaders on NSF Discovery Files!
June 2023 » [PDF]
Transitions! The end of the academic year, the start of summer. Students graduating, newly minted Ph.D.s launching huge new efforts. And the transition of three of our founding leaders who have set the stage for new and expanded roles within the CREATE community. With deep gratitude for three years of vision, dedication, and leadership, we applaud three of our founders: Jacob O. Wobbrock, Richard Ladner, and Anat Caspi. Wobbrock is stepping down from his co-directorship with Jennifer Mankoff to remain an associate director. Ladner will stay on as affiliate faculty, but is passing the Director for Education mantle to Mark Harniss. And Director for Translation Anat Caspi leaves the title, but not the center.
May 2023 » [PDF]
As a community, CREATE leadership gathered last month to brainstorm next steps as the center has moved past its infancy and is zooming right into young adulthood. Our ‘family’ continues to garner praise – most recently in the form of SIGCHI awards – and grow as we build strong partnerships. This month, CREATE hosted a cross-campus meeting to learn about intersection of race and disability and consider innovative solutions. And we continue to work with community partners like The Here and Now Project to learn from the lived experiences of people with disabilities. We’re excited that our story is being told in a feature article by the UW College of Engineering.
February 2023 » [PDF]
As a community, CREATE leadership gathered last month to brainstorm next steps as the center has moved past its infancy and is zooming right into young adulthood. Our ‘family’ continues to garner praise – most recently in the form of SIGCHI awards – and grow as we build strong partnerships. This month, CREATE hosted a cross-campus meeting to learn about intersection of race and disability and consider innovative solutions. And we continue to work with community partners like The Here and Now Project to learn from the lived experiences of people with disabilities. We’re excited that our story is being told in a feature article by the UW College of Engineering.
November 2022
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A busy and productive Autumn quarter, coinciding with conferences led by CREATE faculty, means we have lots to share! CREATE faculty, students, and partners are making technology accessible and developing technology to make the world accessible. Support for CREATE’s work has never been greater and never been more necessary. Please join the conversations and partner with us!
August 2022
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The August issue of the Digest brings an update on research that makes sense of Homer Simpson and other automated GIFs for visually impaired users and a punny report on a recent CREATE-funded hackathon. We are pleased to announce our sponsorship of a student-led UW group that seeks to improve the availability of accessibility technology and share a little bit about our amazing faculty, students and postdocs. Thanks for reading!
May 2022
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If you’re new to CREATE’s mission, co-directors Jacob O. Wobbrock and Jennifer Mankoff summarized the center’s research, translation, and education efforts in Expanding the Pipeline, recently published in Computing Research News. For the latest CREATE news, the May issue of the Digest has updates on research, awards, new partners, graduating students, and an excerpt of an essay on how employers benefit from hiring people with disabilities.
March 2022
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In this issue we share research news, insights, and upcoming events. We include a summary of research that examines what is meant by “accessibility research” and an answer to an RFI on disability bias in biometrics. Six faculty and students received awards, honors and scholarships.
Inaugural CREATE Newsletter – Winter 2021
In this issue:
- Making a more accessible world
- Advisory board formed
- Joining forces with I-LABS
- App visualizes ambient sounds for deaf users
- Many mobile apps are inaccessible
- Faculty news
- Workshops and seminars
PDF of the inaugural issue of the CREATE Newsletter, Winter 2021. Click image to open PDF.