We share highlights on recent Center developments, research achievements, education initiatives, and opportunities to engage with CREATE researchers, students, and partners.
CREATE Digest archives
Autumn 2025 – Our first 5 years: strong partnerships, policy impact, great grads »
To kick off the 2025-26 academic year, we introduce new faculty and share funding opportunities, upcoming events, and research news.
June 2025 – Culmination of a busy year while looking forward »
Wrap-up of Community Day, Research Showcase, book talks by CREATE community members,new career opportunities for students and postdocs.
April 2025 – Robotic devices research “with us” and partner spotlight »
Assistive robotic devicces designed and tested by people with disabilities, community partner spotlight, events, and recommended reading.
January 2025 – CREATE events roundup »
Recurring CREATE events and upcoming opportunities to learn, advocate, and make the world accessible, plus a little light reading.
December 2024 – International Day for Persons with Disabilities issue »
CREATE celebrates International Day for Persons with Disabilities through community connection, research, and education. We welcome new Advisory Board member Shaun Kane and new postdoctoral researchers, highlight research on bias in generative artificial intelligence representation of people with disabilities through images and image descriptions; and share past and upcoming events.
October 2024 Update »
Introduction to new CREATE faculty members; news about upcoming interactive events and big news in airline responsibility to passengers with disabilities.
September 2024 »
Big news about funding for research on participatory, assistive, inclusive, and responsible use of AI technology (PAIR-Tech); Year 4 Annual Impact Report for last year; research on a design toolkit to support design of ability-based app design; and research on ableist bias in artificial intelligence-based resume review tools.
June 2024 »
Four Ph.D. students graduate; Community Day and Research Showcase recap; Anat Caspi speaks on a White House panel about the future of AI in transportation; a speculative prototype for an emotion translator chat application to support individuals with autism; new resources on the CREATE website.
April 2024 »
Advisory Board update; AI+Accessibility Hackfest recap; research on how game designers can support disabled gamers; CHI 2024 papers and presentations; disability-related UW courses, and events; disability news for airline passengers who use wheelchairs; new web and mobile app access rules.
March 2024 »
Research on a highly customized user interface for a tele-operated assistive robot to empower people with quadriplegia and severe physical limitations; a new book, Teaching Accessible Computing, from CREATE contributors and editors; and an ACM Fellowship for CREATE faculty Amy Ko.
February 2024 »
A new undergraduate course in which students conducted accessibility audits on state-funded websites with the potential to impact everyday activities for people with disabilities; AI+Accessibility Hackfest; a seminar on neurotypical interpersonal expectations in social technology; a recap of an inspiring lecture by Joshua Miele; news about funding opportunities; and recommended podcasts and reading.
January 2024 »
Announcement of new leadership for CREATE and also for our campus partner AccessComputing; research that looks at the potential for generative artificial intelligence tools to spout inaccuracies, fail at basic reasoning, and perpetuate ableist biases; research on refining actions of an assistive robot; and a podcast launched by CREATE postdoctoral fellow Sasha Portnova.
November 2023 »
Release of CREATE’s third annual Impact Report that reviews accomplishments in research, education, translation, and leadership during academic year 2022-2023 and sets goals for the next year; research on encouraging early childhood mobility; a spotlight on one of our most active community partners; new resources for accessibility and the disability community across the UW; and accessibility news beyond campus.
October 2023 Special Edition: Race, Disability & Technology »
This issue, we focus on what is–and what isn’t–happening in research at the intersection of race, disability and technology: A community partner that works specifically at that intersection, and an app that aims to reduce misunderstandings during traffic stops; a summary of two articles on parenting with disabilities where challenges are compounded by racial bias; and intersectional events to commemorate 50 years of Section 504 of the ADA.
September 2023 »
A new federal proposed rule and request for input for healthcare access; deadlines for CREATE funding proposals; several opportunities in accessibility education; and an exposé of the inhumane, often-dangerous experiences wheelchair users must endure to fly.