Saad Hassan

Looking forward to the conference starting tomorrow! @sigaccess.bsky.social

Demo (Poster Session B, Tue, 10:30–11:15a; 3:30–4:15p): A Customizable AI-Powered Automatic Text Simplification Tool for Supporting In-Situ Text Comprehension.
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Demo (Poster Session B, Tue, 10:30–11:15a; 3:30–4:15p): Signing for Care: A Demo and Initial Evaluation of an American Sign Language Learning Tool for Emergency Medical Service Providers.
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A Review of 25 Years of Human-Computer Interaction Research on Reading Support Technologies for People with Disabilities Published in the ACM Digital Library | Proceedings of the 27th International AC...

Check out these works from our group:

Paper Session 7B (Wed, 9–10:30a): A Review of 25 Years of Human-Computer Interaction Research on Reading Support Technologies for People with Disabilities Published in the ACM Digital Library.
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Excited to be at #ASSETS2025 in Denver with five amazing students (four in person and one virtual)!

Promotional graphic for the Participant Recruitment in Accessibility Research 2025 Workshop at ASSETS 2025. The workshop will bring together members of the ASSETS community to discuss three main topics 1) Recruitment methods and models, 2) Eligibility criteria and participant verification, and 3) Ethical and sustainability considerations. The image contains more information about the workshop and organizers, which can be found at https://assets-recruitment-2025.github.io/.

We’ve extended the deadline for our #ASSETS2025 online workshop to August 22, 2025!

SOI (15–20 min): forms.gle/XrTLxiypCMxg...

No need to register for the main conference to participate, and you can get early bird registration rates till 8/28! @sigaccess.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for the Participant Recruitment in Accessibility Research 2025 Workshop at ASSETS 2025. The workshop will bring together members of the ASSETS community to discuss three main topics 1) Recruitment methods and models, 2) Eligibility criteria and participant verification, and 3) Ethical and sustainability considerations. The image contains more information about the workshop and organizers, which can be found at https://assets-recruitment-2025.github.io/.

Excited to co-organize this online workshop on participant recruitment in #accessibility research! If you’re an #accessibility researcher or practitioner, we’d love to have you join us. Submit your interest by August 8: lnkd.in/dqpZ3Eze (est. time: 15–20 mins) #ASSETS2025

Updated job ad for Mark D. Wheeler Chair in AI position: www.imsearch.com/open-searche...

Have you published in ASSETS? We’re looking for experienced researchers to mentor first-time authors to help them refine their submissions, understand reviewer feedback, and successfully publish their work. If you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to mentoring-assets25@acm.org

We’re #hiring at Tulane!

1️⃣ Senior Faculty Chair in AI: Focus on multidisciplinary AI research. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/133007

2️⃣ TT Assistant Professor: Focus on computer systems & programming languages; other areas considered. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/159860

Deadline: Jan 1, rolling.

Deadline extended till October 4!

Promotional graphic for the PACE 2024 Workshop at HCOMP 2024. The workshop focuses on participatory AI approaches in the public sector, inviting submissions that explore aligning AI innovations with community needs, adapting research methods for AI innovation, and ensuring transparency through community-driven audits. The image includes key submission details, organizer information, and the submission deadline of September 20, 2024.

Interested in humans, AI, and community engagement? Join us at the PACE workshop at @hcomp_conf in #Pittsburgh to dig into key problems like public-sector AI innovation, community-engaged auditing, and civic systems accessibility. Deadline: September 20. Website: tulanecs.github.io/PACE/ #HCOMP2024

Less than a month until the #ASSETS2024 workshops deadline! ASSETS is the premier ACM forum for computing research for and with people with disabilities & older adults. Workshops will be held online the week of October 21st. More details: assets24.sigaccess.org/authors/work...

I'll be presenting a paper on dance learning at the "Sound, Movement, and Rhythm" session at 4:45 PM on Tuesday. Both of these papers received honorable mentions.

I am part of two papers this year. Caluā led a paper on affective captions, which will be presented in the "Supporting Accessibility of Text, Image, and Video B" session at 2 PM on Tuesday.

I'm at #CHI24 in Hawaii! DM me if you want to chat or hang out. I'll be around until Friday morning. :)