Disability design and innovation in computing research in low resource settings

Ramírez, Dafne Zuleima Morgado; Barbareschi, Giulia; Donovan‐Hall, Maggie; Sobuh, Mohammad; Elayyan, Nida'; Nakandi, Brenda T.; Ssekitoleko, Robert T.; Olenja, Joyce; Magomere, Grace Nyachomba; Daymond, Sibylle; Honeywill, Jake; Mbugua, Nancy; Kenney, Laurence; Holloway, Catherine

doi:10.1145/3373625.3417301

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“…In recent years, the realization of the importance of this commitment in accessibility research has greatly matured [41]. Ultimately, people with disabilities represent the largest minority of individuals in most countries worldwide [71]. When developing inclusive HRI technology, we need to ensure representation of people with disabilities in HRI research.…”

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confidence: 99%

Not Only WEIRD but “Uncanny”? A Systematic Review of Diversity in Human–Robot Interaction Research

Seaborn

Barbareschi

Chandra

2023

Int J of Soc Robotics

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Critical voices within and beyond the scientific community have pointed to a grave matter of concern regarding who is included in research and who is not. Subsequent investigations have revealed an extensive form of sampling bias across a broad range of disciplines that conduct human subjects research called “WEIRD”: Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, and Democratic. Recent work has indicated that this pattern exists within human–computer interaction (HCI) research, as well. How then does human–robot interaction (HRI) fare? And could there be other patterns of sampling bias at play, perhaps those especially relevant to this field of study? We conducted a systematic review of the premier ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (2006–2022) to discover whether and how WEIRD HRI research is. Importantly, we expanded our purview to other factors of representation highlighted by critical work on inclusion and intersectionality as potentially underreported, overlooked, and even marginalized factors of human diversity. Findings from 827 studies across 749 papers confirm that participants in HRI research also tend to be drawn from WEIRD populations. Moreover, we find evidence of limited, obscured, and possible misrepresentation in participant sampling and reporting along key axes of diversity: sex and gender, race and ethnicity, age, sexuality and family configuration, disability, body type, ideology, and domain expertise. We discuss methodological and ethical implications for recruitment, analysis, and reporting, as well as the significance for HRI as a base of knowledge.

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Section: Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Not Only WEIRD but “Uncanny”? A Systematic Review of Diversity in Human–Robot Interaction Research

Seaborn

Barbareschi

Chandra

2023

Int J of Soc Robotics

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“…Presently, many IoT devices support home and business work flows, thereby ameliorate life experiences of people, as well as elevate the global market business trends. While IoT continues to dominate global markets, research in exploratory technology innovation processes specific to wheelchairs faces several challenges [12], [13], [14], and to overcome those challenges, whilst proposing concoct solutions to such problems, technology innovations in wheelchairs essentially require appropriate engineering methods.…”

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A Novel Framework for Modelling Wheelchairs under the Realm of Internet-of-Things

Bhat¹,

Ahmad²,

El-Alfy³

et al. 2021

IJACSA

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Innovations in research labs are driven to global markets by applied, established standard engineering practices, using state-of-the-art research that most likely results in manufacturing highly effective and efficient engineered products. As a technology, that enables assistance to physically challenged people, wheelchairs have attracted researchers across the globe whilst showcasing an increased demand for higher production. However, wheelchairs in relation with the environments implementing Internet-of-things (IoT) devices, have been mostly overlooked to include the assessment of global market trends. Therefore, this paper proposes Acceptability Engineering (AE) framework to enhance the growth and expansion of markets relying on the environments, wherein wheelchairs can coordinate with IoT to enable smart technologies. AE as a standard engineering approach would help in-evaluating the characteristics of IoT-wheelchair environments, analysing their market trends, and highlighting the deficiencies between early and prevailing markets. This will significantly impact the manufacturers, who market wheelchairs specific to the IoT environments, and in addition manufacturers would be able to identify the potential users of their manufactured products.

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“…The large majority of relevant studies take place in the Global North, despite over 80% of people with disabilities worldwide living in the Global South. The Global South is a large geopolitical space, encompassing different environmental, cultural and infrastructural circumstances, shaping a plurality of experiences of disability and technology access [10,18,23,25]. These can have little in common with the experiences of persons with disabilities in the Global North where infrastructure is more established and social norms different.…”

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“…The lack of literature on accessibility research in the Global South, means that researchers working in the field, or approaching it for the first time, have limited possibilities to learn from the experiences of others, anticipate potential challenges and be familiar with strategies to promote collaborative approaches to foster synergies with local communities [5,23,31]. Moreover, the scarcity of accessibility relevant to the Global South can lead to lower levels of awareness about guidelines and procedures of how technology can be made more inclusive of people with disabilities [19].…”

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Challenges and Strategies for Accessibility Research in the Global South: A Panel Discussion

Barbareschi¹,

Swaminathan

Freire

et al. 2021

X Latin American Conference on Human Computer Interaction

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Over 80% of the 1 billion people with disabilities in the world live in the Global South, yet, most of the research at the intersection of disability and technology published across HCI venues is based in the Global North. With limited published research, and a large range of socio-cultural, practical and environmental differences across the Global South, HCI researchers and practitioners can encounter unexpected challenges when planning and conducting accessibility studies. The aim of this panel is to bring together three experienced academics who have conducted, managed and published impactful HCI research working with people with disabilities in various regions of the Global South from Latin America to East Africa and South Asia. Panelists will give an initial overview of their experiences conducting research with participants who had different disabilities and other relevant stakeholders, dedicating particular attention to the practical aspects commonly involved in research projects.CCS CONCEPTS • Social and professional topics → People with disabilities • HCI Design and evaluation methods → Field Studies

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Disability design and innovation in computing research in low resource settings

Cited by 10 publications

References 39 publications

Not Only WEIRD but “Uncanny”? A Systematic Review of Diversity in Human–Robot Interaction Research

Not Only WEIRD but “Uncanny”? A Systematic Review of Diversity in Human–Robot Interaction Research

A Novel Framework for Modelling Wheelchairs under the Realm of Internet-of-Things

Challenges and Strategies for Accessibility Research in the Global South: A Panel Discussion

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