Participant Recruitment in Accessibility Research

  • Lloyd May
  • , Saad Hassan
  • , Khang Dang
  • , Sooyeon Lee
  • , Oliver Alonzo

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

Recruiting participants from disability communities for accessibility research presents unique challenges that require careful consideration of ethical practices, intersectional representation, methodological rigor, and community sustainability. As accessibility research continues to grow and evolve, researchers face tensions between meaningfully including participants with disabilities and addressing emerging concerns around recruited participants not adequately representing the diversity of the community, overburdening certain participants, participant verification, and fair compensation practices. This workshop will bring together members of the ASSETS community to examine current recruiting practices and document insights into ethical, rigorous, and inclusive participant recruitment in disability research. Through facilitated discussions, we will explore three main themes: (1) methods and models, (2) eligibility criteria and participant verification, and (3) ethical and sustainability considerations. The workshop aims to share current practices, identify key challenges, and develop preliminary guidelines to support accessibility researchers in more sustainable participant recruitment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASSETS 2025 - Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
EditorsKristen Shinohara, Cynthia L. Bennett, Martez Mott, Shaun K. Kane
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
ISBN (Electronic)9798400706769
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 22 2025
Externally publishedYes
Event27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2025 - Denver, United States
Duration: Oct 26 2025Oct 29 2025

Publication series

NameASSETS 2025 - Proceedings of the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Conference

Conference27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2025
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period10/26/2510/29/25

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Networks and Communications

Keywords

  • Accessibility Research
  • Disability Studies
  • Participants
  • Recruiting

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