Publications
Check out our publications about teaching accessible design.
- Kletenik, Devorah, and Rachel F. Adler. "Let's Play: Increasing Accessibility Awareness and Empathy Through Games." Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. 2022.
- Kletenik, Devorah, and Rachel F. Adler. "Who Wins? A Comparison of Accessibility Simulation Games vs. Classroom Modules." Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. 2023.
- Adler, Rachel F., and Devorah Kletenik. "Accessibility for All: Introducing IT Accessibility in Postsecondary Computer Science Programs for K-12 Teachers." Journal of Postsecondary Education & Disability 36.1 (2023).
- Kletenik, Devorah, and Rachel F. Adler. "Motivated by Inclusion: Understanding Students’ Empathy and Motivation to Design Accessibly Across a Spectrum of Disabilities." In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1, pp. 680-686. 2024.
- Kletenik, Devorah, Rachel Minkowitz, Aleksandra Peric, Mehmet Sahin, and Rachel F. Adler. "From Awareness to Action: Teaching Software Accessibility for Neurodiverse Users." In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1, pp. 687-693. 2024.
- Zhou, Kyrie Zhixuan, Chunyu Liu, Jingwen Shan, Devorah Kletenik, and Rachel F. Adler. "Accessible Adventures: Teaching Accessibility to High School Students Through Games." Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 61, no. 1 (2024): 457-468. (🏆Honorable Mention Best Long Paper Award)
- Adler, Rachel F., and Devorah Kletenik. "Empowering access: Integrating multiple means of engagement when teaching accessible design principles." Education and Information Technologies (2025): 1-20.
- Chunyu Liu, Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Samantha Sy, Elizabeth Lodvikov, Jingwen Shan, Devorah Kletenik, and Rachel F. Adler."Opening Digital Doors: Early Lessons in Software Accessibility for K-8 Students" Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. 2025.
- Chunyu Liu, Annie Wang, Mithali Iyer, Gwendolyn Slaughter, Allie Bosch, Elizabeth Lodvikov, Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Devorah Kletenik, and Rachel F. Adler."Teaching Accessibility: A Family Workshop for Middle School Students" Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2025.
- Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Chunyu Liu, Yunqi Li, Devorah Kletenik, Rachel F. Adler. "Beyond Swipe and Tap: Cultivating Mobile Accessibility Awareness and Knowledge in Computing Disciplines." 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2025.
- Kletenik, Devorah, Rachel F. Adler, Bryan Rivera, and Melissa Autumn Wong. "Leveling the playing field: using games to enhance accessibility education in library and information science" Information and Learning Sciences. 2026.