Publications

Selection of publications from faculty, students and staff affiliated with the Ability Project have published. Note: access to full text may require access from the publisher.

Please contact Amy if you have additional content to add to this page. 

Published Books, Magazine Articles, and Essays

Image of Bookcover: Fred and Allan visit Willowbrook for the first time since Fred left 46 years earlier. Cover photo credit: Olivier Bernier, Roto 6 Films

Fred and Me: a Willowbrook Survivor’s Story
Author: Allan Goldstein, 2021
Book

2024, The Special Needs Sibling Podcast

2023, PBS News Hour Brief but Spectacular take on how everybody can learn
"Inclusive Design for a Digital World" book cover, depicting small people interacting with large screens

Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind (Design Thinking)
Author: Regine M. Gilbert, 2019
Book
Man's hand holding a clipboard and a pen with a 3D printed customized grip.

Consumer-grade fabrication and its potential to revolutionize accessibility.
Authors: Jennifer Mankoff, Megan Hofmann, Xiang “Anthony” Chen, Scott E. Hudson, Amy Hurst, and Jeeeun Kim. 2019.
Published in Communications of the ACM 62, 10 (September 2019), 64–75.

   

Toolkits and Guidelines

Making History Accessible Exhibit in the Intrepid Museum with Visitors interacting with exhibits while wearing masks. Making History Accessible: Toolkit for Multisensory Interpretation
Intrepid Museum + NYU Ability Project
PDF Version
DOCX Version Published in 2023, Copyright Intrepid Museum. 

Peer-Reviewed Academic Publications

2021

  Accessible Web Development: Opportunities to Improve the Education and Practice of Web Development with a Screen Reader.
Authors: Claire Kearney-Volpe and Amy Hurst
Published in Volume 14 (Issue 2) of the ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS), July 2021. 
Color Wheel with Braille. Clockwise from top: Red, red-orange, orange, orange-yellow, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, purple, purple-red colors. The legend at the bottom right describes that Solid squares are primary colors, circles are paired secondary colors, and triangles are tertiary colors. The label cool is in the bottom left (near yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, blue-purple, purple) , and the label warm is in the top right (near Red, red-orange, orange, orange-yellow, yellow). Making the Elusive More Tangible: Remote Tools and Techniques for Teaching Web Development to Screen Reader Users.
Authors: Claire Kearney-Volpe, Chancey Fleet, Keita Ohshiro, Veronica Alfaro Arias, and Amy Hurst
Published at the 18th International Web for All Conference (W4A ’21).
Workshop materials
Screenshot of Intrepid Mobile Guide showing a map of the Hangar Deck. Bring Your Own (Accessible) Device: A Mobile Guide Solution for Promoting Accessibility, Social Distancing, and Autonomy in Museums.
Authors: Lauren Race, Charlotte Martin, Xinwen Xu, Cheryl Fogle-Hatch, and Amy Hurst. 2021. Published in The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum (volume 23). 
 

`What Just Happened?”: Understanding Non-Visual Watching Sports Experiences.
Authors: Saki Asakawa and Amy Hurst.
Published at the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’21). 
Video
Screenshot of soundcells prototype: including a text editor, braille music output, visual music output, and audio playback button.

Sound Cells: Rendering Visual and Braille Music in the Browser.
Authors: Fabiha Ahmed, Dennis Kuzminer, Michael Zachor, Lisa Ye, Rachel Josepho, William Christopher Payne, and Amy Hurst.
Published at the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’21). 
Video

Line graph showing the discontinuity signification design. This image is from Figure 1, part D in the paper and shows the design of infinite discontinuity when the y-values goes infinitely large at x=0.

Making Math Graphs More Accessible in Remote Learning: Using Sonification to Introduce Discontinuity in Calculus.
Authors: Keita Ohshiro, Amy Hurst, and Luke DuBois.
Published at the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’21). 
Video

2020

How Blind and Visually Impaired Composers, Producers, and Songwriters Leverage and Adapt Music Technology.
Authors: Willie Payne, Alex Y. Xu, Fabiha Ahmed, Lisa Ye, and Amy Hurst
Published at the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’20). 
Infographic for an assistive pouring device using tongs to grip the base of a juice bottle. Designing a Remote Framework to Create Custom Assistive Technologies.
Authors: Veronica Alfaro Arias, Amy Hurst, and Anita Perr 
Published at the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’20).
A pair of hands moving through the process of using forceps to landmark for the placement of a soldering iron. Putting Tools in Hands: Designing Curriculum for a Nonvisual Soldering Workshop.
Authors: Lauren Race, Joshua A. Miele, Chancey Fleet, Tom Igoe, and Amy Hurst 
Published at the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’20).  
(Workshop Materials)
Two hands touching a tactile schematic for a microprocessor with Arduino components nearby. Designing Educational Materials for a Blind Arduino Workshop.
Authors: Lauren Race, Claire Kearney-Volpe, Chancey Fleet, Joshua A. Miele, Tom Igoe, and Amy Hurst
Published in Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI ’20). 
Collection of paper materials from the privacy toolkit labeled one through six. Using a Participatory Activities Toolkit to Elicit Privacy Expectations of Adaptive Assistive Technologies.
Authors: Foad Hamidi, Kellie Poneres, Aaron Massey, and Amy Hurst
Published in proceedings of the 17th International Web for All Conference (W4A ’20).
Best Paper Nominee
Interface screen showing a 2d canvas where audio effects may be controlled by looking at different points Cyclops: Designing an Eye-Controlled Instrument for Accessibility and Flexible Use
Authors: William Payne, Ann Paradiso, Shaun Kane. 
Published in proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME ’20).

2019

Teach Access Logo: blue suspension bridge graphic above "teach access" in lower cases Evaluating Instructor Strategy and Student Learning Through Digital Accessibility Course Enhancements.
Authors: Claire Kearney-Volpe, Devorah Kletenik, Kate Sonka, Deborah Sturm, and Amy Hurst
Published at the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’19). 
Accessible groove pizza: three concentric circles each holding sixteen clear nodes. Non-Visual Beats: Redesigning the Groove Pizza.
Authors: William Payne, Alex Xu, Amy Hurst, and S. Alex Ruthmann 
Published at the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’19). 
Fingers touching a tactile schematic of a circuit diagram with braille labels Designing Tactile Schematics: Improving Electronic Circuit Accessibility.
Authors: Lauren Race, Chancey Fleet, Joshua A. Miele, Tom Igoe, and Amy Hurst
Published at the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’19). 
Students working on laptops at desks arranged in a circle Blind Web Development Training at Oysters and Pearls Technology Camp in Uganda.
Authors: Claire Kearney-Volpe, Amy Hurst, and Scott Fitzgerald
Published in proceedings of the 16th Web For All 2019 Conference (W4A ’19). 
5 remote-control prototypes created with components of cardboard toolkit.
Authors: Claire Kearney-Volpe, Shannon Holloway, and Amy Hurst
Published in Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’19).