Rachel F. Adler
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Research in HCI, Accessibility, and Computing Education Associate Professor at the iSchool at UIUC
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Rachel F. Adler
iSchool at Illinois
27 days ago
The
#iSchoolUI
has 🔸FOUR🔹 open faculty positions in the areas: Information Sciences, Information, Culture & Society, Information Behavior/HCI/UX, and Early Literacies! Submit your application by December 15 ▶️
bit.ly/iSchoolatIllinoisJobs
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Jessica Vitak
about 2 months ago
Exciting news! Just in time for the start of
#cscw2025
, the new issue of PACM HCI is out, featuring 400+ articles accepted at CSCW. All should be free to view now and many are open access.
dl.acm.org/toc/pacmhci/...
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Our latest CSCW paper is out - Toward Designing Accessible and Meaningful Software for Cancer Survivors:
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Toward Designing Accessible and Meaningful Software for Cancer Survivors | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Cancer survivors experience a wide range of impairments arising from cancer or its treatment, such as chemo brain, visual impairments, and physical impairments. These impairments degrade their quality of life and potentially make software use more ...
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3757678
about 1 month ago
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Join us for Teaching Accessibility Across Disciplines: Perspectives from ADA Title II, a virtual
#ASSETS2025
workshop, featuring a keynote address by
@amyko.phd
! 📅 Oct 22, 9 AM–2 PM CT 🔗 Info:
sites.google.com/view/teach-a...
📝 Register:
assets25.sigaccess.org/registration...
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Attending / ASSETS 2025
The 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
https://assets25.sigaccess.org/registration.html
about 2 months ago
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Come hear Kyrie Zhou present our two CSCW 2025 papers!
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about 2 months ago
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Check out our article: Designing an mHealth prototype for people with disabilities: insights from co-design and heuristic evaluation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Designing an mHealth prototype for people with disabilities: insights from co-design and heuristic evaluation
The transition from inpatient rehabilitation to community living poses significant challenges for individuals with newly acquired disabilities. Peer navigators, individuals with lived experience, a...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17483107.2025.2560670#abstract
2 months ago
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For our next virtual Teach Access Alumni Network event (September 9 @2pm CT/3pm ET), everyone is encouraged to bring a friend as we play "Two Truths and a Lie: Accessibility Edition." Looking forward to seeing you there! Registration info:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: September Teach Access Quarterly Meetup. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us for our September meetup! We want to bring more people into the accessibility fold — so this month, we’re encouraging everyone to bring a friend or two (whether they’re new to accessibility o...
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vjhqlFq5Qa6NLbdQsvFXDg#/registration
3 months ago
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We're excited to announce our workshop on "Teaching Accessibility Across Disciplines" (
sites.google.com/view/teach-a...
) co-located with
#ASSETS2025
! Submit your papers by 8/15!
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ASSETS 2025
Welcome to Our ASSETS 2025 Workshop! The workshop on "Teaching Accessibility Across Disciplines: Perspectives from ADA Title II," co-located with ASSETS 2025, brings together accessibility researchers...
https://sites.google.com/view/teach-a11y-title-ii
4 months ago
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My latest op-ed: Why Accessibility on Campuses Matters More Than Ever
visiblemagazine.com/why-accessib...
via @visiblemagazine
#TheOpedProject
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Why Accessibility on Campuses Matters More Than Ever by Dr. Rachel F. Adler - VISIBLE Magazine
Even as the Trump administration slashes critical funding for services that support people with disabilities, public institutions are scrambling to meet rigorous accessibility standards stipulated by ...
https://visiblemagazine.com/why-accessibility-on-campuses-matters-more-than-ever/
7 months ago
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SIGCSE Technical Symposium
7 months ago
🚨 SIGCSE Members: Apply now for Special Project Grants (up to $5,000)! 🚀 Deadline: May 15, 2025 🗓️ Support computing education innovation 💡 Apply 👉
forms.gle/HfuM8EZxDKNV...
More info 👉
sigcse.org/programs/spe...
#SIGCSE
#CSed
#EdTech
#Grants
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SIGCSE Special Projects Application
Since 2003, SIGCSE has awarded a limited number of Special Projects Grants each year. These grants help SIGCSE members investigate and introduce new ideas in the learning and teaching of computing. Pr...
https://forms.gle/HfuM8EZxDKNVg7j56
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Our CSCW paper is out: Exploring the Diversity of Music Experiences for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Exploring the Diversity of Music Experiences for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Music plays an important role in the personal fulfillment and cognitive performance of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) individuals. Since deafness is a spectrum -- as are DHH individuals' preferences a...
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3710976
7 months ago
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We are looking to interview parents of children with autism (or therapists working with them) about their experiences with gamified technologies. If you have time to volunteer for a 1 hour interview you can sign up here to speak to Maryam (phd student):
calendly.com/maryamj3
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Jahadakbar, Maryam
Welcome to my scheduling page. Please follow the instructions to add an event to my calendar.
https://calendly.com/maryamj3
8 months ago
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I'm excited to start planning for our new
#SIGCSE
Special Projects grant titled "Building an Inclusive Future: Teaching Accessibility to K-12 Teachers"
9 months ago
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My latest op-ed in The Opinion Pages on recent federal changes and how it is impacting people with disabilities.
theopinionpages.com/2025/03/we-n...
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We Need To Ensure Federal Protections for the Disabled | The Opinion Pages
When Secretary of Education Linda McMahon fumbled with what IDEA stands for, even as she defended the layoffs of more than 1,300 Department of Education employees, it spoke to how little thought is gi...
https://theopinionpages.com/2025/03/we-need-to-ensure-federal-protections-for-the-disabled/
9 months ago
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Check out our
#SIGCSE2025
paper Opening Digital Doors: Early Lessons in Software Accessibility for K-8 Students
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Opening Digital Doors: Early Lessons in Software Accessibility for K-8 Students | Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3641554.3701857
9 months ago
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Rachel F. Adler
Ted Underwood
9 months ago
Postdoc opportunity at the School of Information Sciences, Urbana-Champaign. Teaching one course a semester. Application deadline April 1, but they recommend conversation with potential faculty mentors in advance of that date. Renewable for a second year. Pls RT!
ischool.illinois.edu/research/pos...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate Program
Description of the postdoctoral research associate program including requirements and application process.
https://ischool.illinois.edu/research/postdoctoral-researchers
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The Teach Access Alumni Network invites you to connect Tuesday, March 4, 3–4 PM ET for a conversation about the challenges we face surrounding accessibility, ideas that will move us forward, and how we can build a strong, united community by taking meaningful action.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Teach Access Alumni Network Quarterly Meetup. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Teach Access Alumni Network Quarterly Meetup. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AMBrMu4gRSahtc7uyp-wvA#/registration
10 months ago
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Rachel F. Adler
Carine Lallemand
10 months ago
Several conferences and journals added to the starter pack
@tei-conf.bsky.social
@chiwork.bsky.social
@sportshci.bsky.social
@iwcjournal.bsky.social
Use the starter pack to follow these HCI venues, and ping me if you know more to add!
go.bsky.app/GN935Hq
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Our paper is out: Empowering access: Integrating multiple means of engagement when teaching accessible design principles
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Empowering access: Integrating multiple means of engagement when teaching accessible design principles - Education and Information Technologies
Although digital accessibility topics are increasingly gaining inclusion in university computing classrooms, many instructors still encounter difficulties in engaging students with this subject. The U...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10639-025-13324-y
11 months ago
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My OpEd: Work-life balance & New Year’s resolutions “Achieving work-life balance may never be perfect, but remains an ongoing process of iteration and refinement—for women, mothers, and everyone. In 2025, let’s commit to supporting ourselves and one another—at work and at home—for a happy new year.”
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Work-Life Balance: Practice Iteration over Perfection – Women's eNews
"For the 6th year in a row, women are significantly less satisfied across almost all 26 job satisfaction components surveyed.”
https://womensenews.org/2024/12/work-life-balance-practice-iteration-over-perfection/
11 months ago
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Rachel F. Adler
Ted Underwood
12 months ago
Two tenure-track positions in AI at the School of Information Sciences, UIUC. Artificial intelligence is broadly construed here to include AI policy, governance, ethics, AI for cultural heritage, &c. Review of applications will start Jan 6th. Please RT and share!
#MLSky
#NeurIPS
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Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Artificial Intelligence-School of Information Sciences
The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois invites applications from qualified individuals for 100% full-time Tenure-Track Facul...
https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/12552?c=illinois&referralToken=-pirxZdIf0aDncaCVEQWRw
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The feeling when you always fail the human checks on websites....
12 months ago
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Rachel F. Adler
Stephen MacNeil
about 1 year ago
Day 2, I am slowly but surely finding my
#ComputingEducation
/
#CSed
community here on Bluesky 🦋 Who did I miss?
go.bsky.app/4CFkrJa
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My latest op-ed highlights that accessible design should not be an afterthought —it needs to start in K-12 education.
thefulcrum.us/inclusion-di...
#TheOpedProject
@uofilsystem.bsky.social
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K-12 digital education must involve inclusion and accessible design
A new report highlights the urgent need to expand access to K-12 computer science education in the United States, as millions of students still lack these opportunities in a technology-driven world.On...
https://thefulcrum.us/inclusion-diversity/inclusive-digital-skills
about 1 year ago
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Rachel F. Adler
Frank Elavsky ⌁
about 1 year ago
Located 2 awesome HCI and Accessibility researcher starter packs thanks to
@evanmpeck.bsky.social
!! HCI list, by
@comic-sans-soleil.bsky.social
:
bsky.app/starter-pack...
HCI Accessibility list, by
@jonfroehlich.bsky.social
:
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Evan's post just now:
bsky.app/profile/evan...
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Watching the Wizard of Oz tonight in preparation for Wicked the movie, and I always think of this clip that I show my Human-Computer Interaction class to explain the concept of Wizard of Oz Prototypes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZR6...
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The Wizard of Oz: Pay No Attention
YouTube video by Grant Lewis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZR64EF3OpA
about 1 year ago
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Had an interesting night introducing software accessibility with my students to middle school children and their parents and siblings at a family STEM night.
about 1 year ago
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Happy to be here on Bluesky! Here is a recent op-ed I wrote on the Power of Neurodiversity.
www.techpolicy.press/power-of-neu...
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Power of Neurodiversity: Why Software Needs a Revolution | TechPolicy.Press
Too few websites and apps are designed with neurodiverse users in mind, writes Dr. Rachel F. Adler. Addressing this problem helps everyone.
https://www.techpolicy.press/power-of-neurodiversity-why-software-needs-a-revolution/
about 1 year ago
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