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Ability-Diverse Collaboration 
in HCI Research

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) must evolve to be ability-centric in an era celebrating diversity. Interdependence Theory underscores the need for technology to foster shared goals, irrespective of users' abilities. Our contribution includes a unified taxonomy, the Ability-Diverse Collaboration Framework, mapping the design space, and highlighting future research opportunities. 

Framework for ability sharing and ability combining

Papers Found

117

Collaborating to remember: a distributed cognition account of families coping with memory impairments

Mike Wu, Jeremy Birnholtz, Brian Richards, Ronald Baecker, Mike Massimi

2008

CHI

General

Framework

Disability

Cognitive impairment

Contribution

Empirical

Temporal

Asychronous

Physical

Co-located

Context

Daily Life

Evaluation

N/A

Ability-combining

Collaboration

N/A

Technology

Scale

Group

PwD-NonDisabled

Collaborator

Collaborative Accessibility: How Blind and Sighted Companions Co-Create Accessible Home Spaces

Branham SM,Kane SK

2015

CHI

General

Framework

Disability

Blind and/or Low Vision

Contribution

Empirical

Temporal

Synchronous

Physical

Co-located

Context

Accessibility, Daily Life

Evaluation

N/A

Ability-combining

Collaboration

N/A

Technology

Scale

1-1

PwD-NonDisabled

Collaborator

Collaborative Creation of Digital Tactile Graphics

Jens Bornschein, Denise Prescher, Gerhard Weber

2015

ASSETS

General

Framework

Disability

Blind and/or Low Vision

Contribution

Artifact, Empirical

Temporal

Synchronous

Physical

Co-located

Context

Accessibility, Creativity

Evaluation

Technical, Usage

Ability-combining

Collaboration

Ability Supporter, Communication Supporter

Technology

Scale

1-1

PwD-NonDisabled

Collaborator

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