Publications

Pluriversal Approach to Co-designing Delivery Robots with People with Disabilities

Abena Boadi-Agyemang, Sanika Moharana, Cynthia L. Bennett, Elizabeth J Carter, Patrick Carrington, Aaron Steinfeld

2026 · Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2026). ACM/IEEE.Best Paper Honorable Mention

• DOI — “Pluriversal Approach to Co-designing Delivery Robots with People with Disabilities”
• PDF — “Pluriversal Approach to Co-designing Delivery Robots with People with Disabilities”

Embodied Exploration: Facilitating Remote Accessibility Assessment for Wheelchair Users with Virtual Reality

Siyou Pei, Alexander Chen, Chen Chen, Franklin Mingzhe Li, Megan Fozzard, Hao-Yun Chi, Nadir Weibel, Patrick Carrington, Yang Zhang

2023 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2023). ACM.

• DOI — “Embodied Exploration: Facilitating Remote Accessibility Assessment for Wheelchair Users with Virtual Reality”
• PDF — “Embodied Exploration: Facilitating Remote Accessibility Assessment for Wheelchair Users with Virtual Reality”

“I Should Feel Like I’m In Control”: Understanding Expectations, Concerns, and Motivations for the Use of Autonomous Navigation on Wheelchairs

JiWoong Jang, Yunzhi Li, Patrick Carrington

2022 · Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2022). ACM.

• DOI — “I Should Feel Like I’m In Control”: Understanding Expectations, Concerns, and Motivations for the Use of Autonomous Navigation on Wheelchairs
• PDF — “I Should Feel Like I’m In Control”: Understanding Expectations, Concerns, and Motivations for the Use of Autonomous Navigation on Wheelchairs

Designing an Inclusive Mobile App for People with Disabilities to Independently Use Autonomous Vehicles

Nikolas Martelaro, Patrick Carrington, Sarah Fox, Jodi Forlizzi

2022 · Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI 2022). ACM.

• DOI — “Designing an Inclusive Mobile App for People with Disabilities to Independently Use Autonomous Vehicles”
• PDF — “Designing an Inclusive Mobile App for People with Disabilities to Independently Use Autonomous Vehicles”

Accessibility and The Crowded Sidewalk: Micromobility’s Impact on Public Space

Cynthia L. Bennett, Emily Ackerman, Bonnie Fan, Jeffrey P. Bigham, Patrick Carrington, Sarah Fox

2021 · Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2021). ACM.Best Paper Honorable Mention

• DOI — “Accessibility and The Crowded Sidewalk: Micromobility’s Impact on Public Space”
• PDF — “Accessibility and The Crowded Sidewalk: Micromobility’s Impact on Public Space”
• HTML — “Accessibility and The Crowded Sidewalk: Micromobility’s Impact on Public Space”

From Tactile to NavTile: Opportunities and Challenges with Multi-Modal Feedback for Guiding Surfaces during Non-Visual Navigation

Saiganesh Swaminathan, Yellina Yim, Scott E. Hudson, Cynthia L. Bennett, Patrick Carrington

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”

An Approach to Last Meter Problem: Designing and Deploying Low-Cost, Custom Fabricated Interactive Tactile Tiles for Navigation and Spatial Awareness

Saiganesh Swaminathan, Stephanie Valencia, Patrick Carrington

2019 · CHI 2019 Workshop on Hacking Blind Navigation