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Populations

Populations

 Designing WITH people who have firsthand experience living with disability

We explore the experiences of different populations through participatory design and user needs research, with a particular focus on those who have:

A person using a braille reader.
Various kinds of access needs, such as those who have sensory, physical, and cognitive disabilities.
A group of students learning in a foreign country.
A range of available resources, such as people living in rural areas or in developing countries.
A group of young students enthusiastically learning about braille.
Changing access needs that evolve across the lifespan, from the school years to those who are aging into disability.

Highlighted Projects

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Accessible UX Research Lab

We directly engage people with a variety of disabilities to understand their digital access needs.
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A person in a wheelchair holding a coffee cup.

ACCESS-PD R2: Contingent Employment Experiences

This is an exploratory study of outcomes for racial/ethnic minorities with physical disabilities in non-traditional employment positions.
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A person with downs syndrome wearing a mask

COVID-19 Accessible Comms Case Study

We worked hand-in-hand with CDC to create appropriate COVID communications guidelines for people with IDD.
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People having a conversation in Rwanda.

GATI: Global Assistive Technology Innovation

Confluence aims to facilitate the development of relevant and sustainable AT for people with disabilities in low-income countries.
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Inclusive Tech Entrepreneurship Program (ITEP)

This career development program was created for Georgia students combining entrepreneurship and disability tech.
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Scrabble tiles

Online Social Games for people with MCI

We created an accessible version of a well-known board game, Scrabble, for people with MCI and their families.
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TechSAge Needs Assessment

This study investigates the environmental and technological needs of people aging with disabilities.
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Tele Tai Chi

The TechSAge Tele Tai Chi program uses videoconferencing to deliver programs to engage older adults with disabilities.
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Other Research Themes

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Explore our Research on Environments

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Explore our Research on Technologies

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Aligning with the College of Design & Georgia Tech

CIDI explores the ways that people engage with the world by centering those whose experiences have been historically excluded from design processes, including people with disabilities who are expert designers of their own lives. In doing so, we help create a community of learning, discovery and creation that empowers people of all backgrounds.

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