CAIR Lab at RIT

CAIR is the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research at RIT. Faculty and students conduct accessibility and assistive technology research.

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The #ASSETS2025 early bird mentoring deadline is Feb 20. Signup info is at https://t.co/GxjlVVaIdo.

We have an interesting blog post from mentoring chair @YasmineElGlaly describing her experiences with early ASSETS papers and why mentoring is helpful https://t.co/sTnX2MD78N

[Garreth Tigwell @GarrethTigwell]

Announcing ASSETS 2025 Call for Papers and Mentoring. Technical papers are due April 16, experience reports on June 11, posters and demos on June 25, and the DC is due June 25. If you are new to ASSETS, you can also receive mentorship. Details at  https://t.co/dzEE3DKEDm Pls RT

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Details on the event and organizes can be found in our paper https://t.co/UNfLLx10d7 and our website https://t.co/iUg6xU0F57

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CAIR Lab at #CHI2024, 13 of 13 / Special Interest Groups

Title: Spatial Computing: Defining the Vision for the Future

Monday, May 13, 16:00-17:20 / Spatial Computing: Defining the Vision for the Future

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Come to our Special Interest Group discussion on Spatial Computing and help to define the vision of the future. We have 80 minutes of activities and discussions planned! Let's work on accessibility, collaboration, ethics, and trust, among other topics.

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4/4 Design implications, such as the integration of onscreen visuals and speech-to-text transcription, are discussed based on the analysis of collected data and insights from participants. Discover more details and the full paper here: https://t.co/AGgoiVfpw3

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CAIR Lab at #CHI2024, 12 of 13 / Full Paper

Title: Communication, Collaboration, and Coordination in a Co-located Shared Augmented Reality Game: Perspectives From Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

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3/4 The findings highlight the utilization of multimodal communication, including verbal and non-verbal modes, both before and during the game, which significantly influences the level of collaboration among participants.

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4/4 The final phase of research compared these styles against a non-styled baseline through an emotion-recognition task, identifying two preferred styles.

Discover the detailed outcomes and design recommendations in the full paper here: https://t.co/ABwrAbb2ZS

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CAIR Lab at #CHI2024, 11 of 13 / Full Paper

Title: Caption Royale: Exploring the Design Space of Affective Captions from the Perspective of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals

Tuesday, May 14, at 14:00 / Supporting Accessibility of Text,
Image and Video B

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3/4 The second study combined highly rated styles from the initial findings to assess how effective each was in simultaneously depicting valence and arousal, as judged by participants.

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This suggests a significant step forward in how dancers engage with instructional content. Interested in how AI can transform dance learning? Read the full study for a deeper dive into these tools and their implications for dance education: https://t.co/D4pEVN8OGo

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CAIR Lab at #CHI2024, 10 of 13 / Full Paper

Title: Designing and Evaluating an Advanced Dance Video Comprehension Tool with In-situ Move Identification Capabilities

Tuesday, May 14, at 16:45 / Sound, Rhythm, Movement

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...traditional glossaries of dance moves.

Findings indicate that the new video comprehension tool not only reduces the cognitive load but also improves the quality of notes dancers take during practice...