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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

Collaborative Software Engineering Education between College Seniors and Blind High School Students

McMillan C,Rodda-Tyler A

2016

ICSE

General

Framework

Disability

Blind and/or Low Vision

Contribution

Empirical

Temporal

Synchronous

Physical

Co-located

Context

Learning

Evaluation

N/A

Ability-combining

Collaboration

N/A

Technology

Scale

Group

PwD-NonDisabled

Collaborator

Collaborative Tabletops for Blind People: The Effect of Auditory Design on Workspace Awareness

Mendes D,Reis S,Guerreiro J,Nicolau H

2020

PACM HCI

General

Framework

Disability

Blind and/or Low Vision

Contribution

Artifact

Temporal

Synchronous

Physical

Co-located

Context

Working/Livelihood

Evaluation

Technical, Usage

Ability-combining

Collaboration

Ability Combiner

Technology

Scale

1-1

PwD-PwD

Collaborator

Collaborative web accessibility improvement: challenges and possibilities

Hironobu Takagi, Shinya Kawanaka, Masatomo Kobayashi, Daisuke Sato, Chieko Asakawa

2009

ASSETS

General

Framework

Disability

Blind and/or Low Vision

Contribution

Artifact

Temporal

Asychronous

Physical

Distributed

Context

Accessibility, Crowd Work

Evaluation

Technical, Usage

Ability-sharing

Collaboration

Ability Channel

Technology

Scale

n-1

NonDisabled->PwD

Collaborator

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