Andrew Begel

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From Autonomy to Sovereignty - A New Telos for Socially Assistive Technology

Social accessibility research faces a persistent tension: assistive technologies (AT) predominantly pursue independence, yet disabled people's experiences reveal rich preferences for interdependence. Our analysis of 90 papers from 2011-2025 uncovered that this stems from a deeper issue — which crystallized through dia…

CHI '26CorrespondingVisual Impairment Technologies (Screen Readers, Tactile Graphics, Braille) +2

The Three Praxes Framework - A Thematic Review and Map of Social Accessibility Research

Research in social accessibility aims to improve the lives of disabled people across diverse abilities and experiences by assisting with communication, relationships, and ecosystems of access. We seek to understand this intersectional body of work through analyzing social accessibility research from 2011 to 2025. Thro…

CSCW '242nd AuthorSession 3c: Designing for Empathy and Care

Neurodiversity and the accessible university: exploring organizational barriers

The access needs of neurodivergent individuals in organizational settings are many and varied – and so are their everyday contributions to the creation of collective access. In this study, we contribute to the growing body of CSCW research on accessibility and investigate the invisible access labor of neurodivergent s…

CHI '24CorrespondingHuman-LLM Collaboration +2

“It’s the only thing I can trust”: Envisioning Large Language Model Use by Autistic Workers for Communication Assistance

Autistic adults often experience stigma and discrimination at work, leading them to seek social communication support from coworkers, friends, and family despite emotional risks. Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly considered an alternative. In this work, we investigate the phenomenon of LLM use by autistic…

CHI '245th+ AuthorCognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia) +2

Are Robots Ready to Deliver Autism Inclusion?: A Critical Review

The marginalization of autistic people in our society today is multi-faceted as it includes violence that is both physical and ideological in nature. It is rooted in the dehumanization, infantilization, and masculinization of autistic people and pervasive even in contemporary research studies that continue to echo abl…

CHI '24CorrespondingVisual Impairment Technologies (Screen Readers, Tactile Graphics, Braille) +2

Towards Inclusive Source Code Readability Based on the Preferences of Programmers with Visual Impairments

Code readability is crucial for program comprehension, maintenance, and collaboration. However, many of the standards for writing readable code are derived from sighted developers' readability needs. We conducted a qualitative study with 16 blind and visually impaired (BVI) developers to better understand their readab…

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