Publications
64 of 75 publications · Patrick Carrington · clear
2026
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Metaphorically Spatial: A Formative Design Exploration of Lightweight Smartphone Audio Guidance
2026 · Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction (SUI 2026). ACM.
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Skeleton: Visual Authoring of Non-visual Data Experiences
2026 · IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG 2026). IEEE.Best Paper Award
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Not Just Pockets: Understanding Phone-Carrying Behaviors of Wheelchair Users for Mobile Context-Awareness
2026 · Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (MobileHCI 2026). ACM.
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OSCBench: Benchmarking Object State Change in Text-to-Video Generation
2026 · Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2026), Volume 1: Long Papers. ACL.
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The Three Praxes Framework: A Thematic Review and Map of Social Accessibility Research
2026 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026). ACM.
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“I followed what felt right, not what I was told”: Autonomy, Coaching, and Recognizing Bias Through AI-Mediated Dialogue
2026 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026). ACM.
- DOI — “I followed what felt right, not what I was told”: Autonomy, Coaching, and Recognizing Bias Through AI-Mediated Dialogue
- PDF — “I followed what felt right, not what I was told”: Autonomy, Coaching, and Recognizing Bias Through AI-Mediated Dialogue
- arXiv — “I followed what felt right, not what I was told”: Autonomy, Coaching, and Recognizing Bias Through AI-Mediated Dialogue
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From Autonomy to Sovereignty: A New Telos for Socially Assistive Technology
2026 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026). ACM.
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Toward Softerware: Enabling Personalization of Interactive Data Representations for Users With Disabilities
2026 · IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
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Pluriversal Approach to Co-designing Delivery Robots with People with Disabilities
2026 · Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2026). ACM/IEEE.Best Paper Honorable Mention
2025
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VizXpress: Towards Expressive Visual Content by Blind Creators Through AI Support
2025 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025). ACM.
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More than One Step at a Time: Designing Procedural Feedback for Non-Visual Makeup Routines
2025 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025). ACM.
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Exploring Object Status Recognition for Recipe Progress Tracking in Non-Visual Cooking
2025 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025). ACM.
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Designing Through Lived Experience: Reflections on Control, Embodiment, and Social Bias in Accessibility Research
2025 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2025). ACM.
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AROMA: Mixed-Initiative AI Assistance for Non-Visual Cooking by Grounding Multimodal Information Between Reality and Videos
2025 · Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST 2025). ACM.
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Accessible Cyber-Physical Activities
2025 · UIST 2025 Adjunct
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OSCAR: Object Status and Contextual Awareness for Recipes to Support Non-Visual Cooking
2025 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI EA 2025). ACM.
2024
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WheelPoser: Sparse-IMU Based Body Pose Estimation for Wheelchair Users
2024 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024). ACM.Best Student Paper
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Exploring The Affordances of Game-Aware Streaming to Support Blind and Low Vision Viewers: A Design Probe Study
2024 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024). ACM.
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A Recipe for Success? Exploring Strategies for Improving Non-Visual Access to Cooking Instructions
2024 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2024). ACM.
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Towards Contextualizing Embodiment of Intelligent Systems
2024 · Intelligent Systems Conference
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“It’s the only thing I can trust”: Envisioning Large Language Model Use by Autistic Workers for Communication Assistance
2024 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2024). ACM.
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A Contextual Inquiry of People with Vision Impairments in Cooking
2024 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2024). ACM.
2023
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Embodied Exploration: Facilitating Remote Accessibility Assessment for Wheelchair Users with Virtual Reality
2023 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2023). ACM.
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Understanding Visual Arts Experiences of Blind People
2023 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023). ACM.
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Breaking the “Inescapable” Cycle of Pain: Supporting Wheelchair Users’ Upper Extremity Health Awareness and Management with Tracking Technologies
2023 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023). ACM.
- DOI — “Breaking the “Inescapable” Cycle of Pain: Supporting Wheelchair Users’ Upper Extremity Health Awareness and Management with Tracking Technologies”
- PDF — “Breaking the “Inescapable” Cycle of Pain: Supporting Wheelchair Users’ Upper Extremity Health Awareness and Management with Tracking Technologies”
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Inclusive Design of CUIs Across the Intersection of Race and Disability
2023 · ACM CHI 2023 Workshop. CUI@CHI: Inclusive Design of CUIs Across Modalities and Mobilities.
2022
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An Exploration of Captioning Practices and Challenges of Individual Content Creators on YouTube for People with Hearing Impairments
2022 · Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction; Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2022). ACM.
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“I Should Feel Like I’m In Control”: Understanding Expectations, Concerns, and Motivations for the Use of Autonomous Navigation on Wheelchairs
2022 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2022). ACM.
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Freedom to Choose: Understanding Input Modality Preferences of People with Upper-body Motor Impairments for Activities of Daily Living
2022 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2022). ACM.
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Designing an Inclusive Mobile App for People with Disabilities to Independently Use Autonomous Vehicles
2022 · Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI 2022). ACM.
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“It Feels Like Taking a Gamble”: Exploring Perceptions, Practices, and Challenges of Using Makeup and Cosmetics for People with Visual Impairments
2022 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2022). ACM.
- DOI — “It Feels Like Taking a Gamble”: Exploring Perceptions, Practices, and Challenges of Using Makeup and Cosmetics for People with Visual Impairments
- PDF — “It Feels Like Taking a Gamble”: Exploring Perceptions, Practices, and Challenges of Using Makeup and Cosmetics for People with Visual Impairments
2021
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Non-Visual Cooking: Exploring Practices and Challenges of Meal Preparation by People with Visual Impairments
2021 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2021). ACM.
- DOI — “Non-Visual Cooking: Exploring Practices and Challenges of Meal Preparation by People with Visual Impairments”
- PDF — “Non-Visual Cooking: Exploring Practices and Challenges of Meal Preparation by People with Visual Impairments”
- HTML — “Non-Visual Cooking: Exploring Practices and Challenges of Meal Preparation by People with Visual Impairments”
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Beyond Adaptive Sports: Challenges & Opportunities to Improve Accessibility and Analytics
2021 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2021). ACM.
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Wild by Design: Workshop on Designing Ubiquitous Health Monitoring Technologies for Challenging Environments
2021 · UbiComp/ISWC 2021 Adjunct
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Accessibility and The Crowded Sidewalk: Micromobility’s Impact on Public Space
2021 · Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2021). ACM.Best Paper Honorable Mention
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What Makes Videos Accessible to Blind and Visually Impaired People?
2021 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021). ACM.
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From Tactile to NavTile: Opportunities and Challenges with Multi-Modal Feedback for Guiding Surfaces during Non-Visual Navigation
2021 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2021). ACM.
- DOI — “From Tactile to NavTile: Opportunities and Challenges with Multi-Modal Feedback for Guiding Surfaces during Non-Visual Navigation”
- PDF — “From Tactile to NavTile: Opportunities and Challenges with Multi-Modal Feedback for Guiding Surfaces during Non-Visual Navigation”
- HTML — “From Tactile to NavTile: Opportunities and Challenges with Multi-Modal Feedback for Guiding Surfaces during Non-Visual Navigation”
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Building Anti-Racist Futures at the CMU HCII: Recruiting BIPOC Graduate Students: Virtual Recruitment Event Design
2021 · BIPOC Literary Journal: The Colors We Carry. BIPOC at Carnegie Mellon University.
2020
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Twitter A11y: A Browser Extension to Make Twitter Images Accessible
2020 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2020). ACM.Best Paper Honorable Mention
2019
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Addressing the Accessibility of Social Media
2019 · CSCW 2019 Companion
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Twitter A11y: A Browser Extension to Describe Images
2019 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019). ACM.
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Making Memes Accessible
2019 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019). ACM.
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Computer Science and Sports: the digital evolution of physical competition
2019 · ACM XRDS. Volume 25 Issue 4, Summer 2019
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SpokeSense: developing a real-time sensing platform for wheelchair sports
2019 · ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing, Issue 124
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“Occupational Therapy is Making”: Design Iteration and Digital Fabrication in Occupational Therapy
2019 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019). ACM.Best Paper Award
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“It’s almost like they’re trying to hide it”: How User-Provided Image Descriptions Have Failed to Make Twitter Accessible
2019 · Proceedings of the Web Conference (WWW 2019).
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An Approach to Last Meter Problem: Designing and Deploying Low-Cost, Custom Fabricated Interactive Tactile Tiles for Navigation and Spatial Awareness
2019 · CHI 2019 Workshop on Hacking Blind Navigation
2018
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Exploring the Data Tracking and Sharing Preferences of Wheelchair Athletes
2018 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2018). ACM.Best Paper Honorable Mention
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Learning from the Front: People with Disabilities as Early Adopters of AI
2018 · HCIC 2018.
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Vocal Programming for People with Upper-Body Motor Impairments
2018 · W4A 2018.
2017
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Chairable Computing
2017 · Dissertation. University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Understanding Fatigue and Stamina Management Opportunities and Challenges in Wheelchair Basketball
2017 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2017). ACM.
2016
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The Gest-Rest Family: Exploring input possibilities for Wheelchair armrests
2016 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS). ACM.
2015
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“But, I don’t take steps”: Examining the Inaccessibility of Fitness Trackers for Wheelchair Athletes
2015 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2015). ACM.
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“Like This, But Better”: Supporting Novices’ Design and Fabrication of 3D Models Using Existing Objects
2015 · Proceedings of iConference 2015.
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Developing a Chairable Computing Platform to Support Power Wheelchair Users
2015 · ASSETS 2014 Doctoral Colloquium; published in ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing (2015)
2014
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The Gest-Rest: A Pressure-Sensitive Chairable Input Pad for Power Wheelchair Armrests
2014 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2014). ACM.
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Wearables and Chairables: Inclusive Design of Mobile Input and Output Techniques for Power Wheelchair Users
2014 · Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2014). ACM.Best Paper Honorable Mention
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Designing Chairables: Assistive Augmentations to Support Power Wheelchair Users
2014 · Workshop on Assistive Augmentation in Conjunction with CHI 2014.
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Collaboratively Designing Assistive Technology
2014 · ACM Interactions. 21, 2 (March 2014).
2013
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How Power Wheelchair Users Choose Computing Devices
2013 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2013). ACM.
2012
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Developing an interface to support procedural memory training using a participatory-based approach
2012 · Proceedings of BCS HCI 2012.
2011
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Gesture Dynamics: Features Sensitive to Task Difficulty and Correlated with Physiological Sensors
2011 · Proceedings of ICMI MMCogEmS 2011.
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Detecting Events of Interest with Physiological Sensors in a Real-World Email Search Task
2011 · Technical Report UMBC-IS-TR-007