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"'Creatures of habit': influential factors to the adoption of computer personalization and accessibility settings" identifies barriers, facilitators, and perpetuating factors influencing why and when people adopt and integrate accessibility settings. fal.cn/3wwUE

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New paper provides data to inform policymakers and future technical standards on the real costs in time imposed on blind users by inaccessible websites. Authored by Jonathan Lazar and others, published in Interacting with Computers. Read here: fal.cn/3wlF4

Pleased to moderate #ACM webinar on #Web #Accessibility tomorrow (Wed Mar 1) at 5pm ET w/panelists: 👉Tim Elder, civil rights litigator @TRELegal 👉Stephanie Enyart, Chief Public Policy @AFB1921 👉Jonathan Lazar, @trace_center @iSchoolUMD Register: bit.ly/3lI7JX9 @USTPC

Professor Jonathan Lazar will participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the ACM US Technology Policy Committee entitled “With Liberty and Web Accessibility for All: Getting the DoJ’s Upcoming Rulemaking Right” on Mar. 1, 2023. Register here: acm-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Registration is now open, join us for the 2023 Including Disability Global Summit "HopePunk": Persevering, Building Community, Chasing Hope REGISTER NOW

Thank you to all who joined us for an engaging Day 1 of the Future of Interface workshop! The discussions on #AI, #VR, #DBI, #MachineVision, and roundtable were insightful and thought-provoking. We can’t wait to dive further into #accessibility tomorrow! 🙌 #FoI2023 #technology

Check our full agenda for the Future of Interface workshop! Day 1 will explore what #future #technology might look like and Day 2 will bring together #accessibility experts, leaders, and consumers for thought-provoking discussions on the future accessibility. #FoI2023

The Future of Interface Workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn from innovators in academia, industry, & beyond about what technology might look like 20 years from now. Register at fal.cn/3vIfw @foiworkshop #FoI2023 #accessibility

9 days until the Future of Interface Workshop! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to engage with experts on topics including #XR and #AR, #ArtificialIntelligence, #DirectBrainInterfaces and how to ensure their #accessibility! Register at: go.umd.edu/foi2023 #FoI2023 #a11y

Our exciting lineup includes @sigchi & @sigaccess Fellows, authors & award recipients including: @MonicaSLam, @hiroshi_ishii, @benbendc, @Krischi, @HernisaKacorri, @jeffbigham @merrierm, @SinaBahram, @vgcerf, and more. Don’t miss the chance to hear from them! #tech #vr #ai #a11y

📆Save the date! 👩‍💻The Human-Computer Interaction Lab's 40th annual symposium will be on Thursday, May 25th in the Iribe Center. The event will feature workshops, presentations, and panels to highlight ongoing research happening in the lab. 👉Follow @hcil_umd to learn more!

Niklas Elmqvist adresses the longstanding injustice on data visualization accessility for the blind in his article: fal.cn/3vjJy. It chronicles the history of work in the accessibility community & the work at @hcil_umd. @HumanCenterAI @DataVizSociety @InsideBigData1

19 days left until the #Future of Interface Workshop! Over 630 people have registered to hear lively discussions from 40+ leading experts. Can’t make it? Fill out our short form to be the first know when recordings are released. go.umd.edu/foi2023 #a11y #HCI #tech #FoI2023

Did you know Gregg Vanderheiden coined the term “#augmentative communication”? In 1995, Gregg also created the first set of Web #Accessibility guidelines (the basis of @W3C #WCAG 1.0). Sign up at go.umd.edu/foi2023 to hear from #a11y leader, expert, and visionary. #hci #AT

The Future of Interface Workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn from innovators in academia, industry, and beyond and delve into what technology might look like 20 years from now. Register at fal.cn/3vlLb @foiworkshop

Are libraries now becoming publishers as they try to provide access to information for individuals with disabilities? This article by @BrianWentz10, @UrsulaGorham and Paul Jaeger explains: fal.cn/3vk4K  @tvtooten @bizjournals @laurenmlumpkin @valeriestrauss

The Future of Interface Workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn from innovators in academia, industry, and beyond and delve into what technology might look like 20 years from now. Register at go.umd.edu/foi2023 #FoI2023 #FutureofInterface #future #tech #hci #a11y

Did you know that co-chair @vgcerf was a founder of the internet?  Currently at @Google as VP & Chief Internet Evangelist, he contributes to global policy development and continued spread of the #internet. Register to hear him speak at go.umd.edu/foi2023 #hci #foi2023 #tech

Our lineup of speakers includes technologists, thinkers, and innovators from @Google, @MIT, @CarnegieMellon and more! It’s free and open to all - register at go.umd.edu/foi2023! #FoI #FutureofInterface #HCI #Future #Tech