AccessComputing PI Richard Ladner Wins Outstanding Contribution Recipient for 2016

Date
Monday, October 3, 2016

Join us in congratulating DO-IT collaborator and AccessComputing Principal Investigator Richard Ladner on receiving the 2016 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility. SIGACCESS is the ACM Special Interest Group   According to their website, “The award recognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the development of computing technologies that improve the accessibility of media and services to people with disabilities.”

Richard’s research in accessibility has included projects such as the ASL-STEM Forum, MobileASL, ClassInFocus, tactile graphics and V-Braille. In addition to his research, Richard’s contributions to the field include his work with DO-IT through AccessComputing and the Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing.