I’m honored to be a #PublicVoices Fellow of The OpEd Project and University of Illinois System. This is how we change who writes history. Join me—there are workshops open to the public too: theopedproject.org/seminars

#iSchoolUI faculty have been selected for the 2024-25 cohort of the Public Voices Fellowship. Led by The OpEd Project, the program aims to help experts from underrepresented groups to be positioned as public thought leaders in their fields. ▶️ bit.ly/4cqnqH1

Think about submitting to our ASSETS 2024 Workshop "Teaching Accessibility in Different Disciplines"!

📢 Hello, I’m on the academic job market this year, looking for faculty positions in information science (iSchools) and postdoc positions in any school (CS, law, etc.). My research is about three main topics: computer accessibility, AI ethics and policy, and computing education,

Neurodiversity is gaining attention, but software design often overlooks neurodiverse users. In her OpEd piece for Tech Policy Press, #iSchoolUI Assoc. Prof. Rachel Adler highlights the need to integrate accessible design into computing curricula. ▶️ bit.ly/3zj6jti

Hooray! The full list of #ASSETS24 workshops has now been published. Take a look at the website and submit your position papers soon! assets24.sigaccess.org/program/accept… And don't forget to register to attend the conf, in-person, or online. St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador Oct 28-30 2024

Very happy to share that our paper won an Honorable Mention Best Long Paper Award at ASIS&T.

A paper by #iSchoolUI Associate Professor Rachel Adler and PhD students Kyrie Zhou, Chunyu Liu, and Jingwen Shan has received the Honorable Mention Best Long Paper Award from ASIS&T. Congratulations! ▶️ bit.ly/47wHoPu

Excited to share that our paper was accepted to CSCW on exploring the music experiences for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

In this OpEd for MedPage Today I reflect on my experiences and the need for improved working conditions in pharmacies to ensure pharmacist well-being and patient safety. We need continued efforts to create a safer, more supportive healthcare environment. medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

"Teaching Accessibility in Different Disciplines". ASSETS 2024 Workshop. Submit your papers by Mon 30th September via the link below. #Assets2024 #ASSETS24

My OpEd was published by the Chicago Tribune today. I hope to remind Illinoisans not to forget asylum seekers as temperatures drop. Thank you to Grace Miserocchi and The OpEd Project. chicagotribune.com/2024/09/26/opi…

After Sputnik, the US finally took language education seriously. Now, decades later, Russian election disinfo targets US voters in multiple langs, w/cultural nuance; will candidates, media &gov’t institutions rise to this challenge? My piece: shorturl.at/Akrk4

#iSchoolUI faculty, staff, and students will participate in the 87th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), which will be held this week in Calgary, Canada. Details on their participation ▶️ bit.ly/3UmwM0m #ASIST24

✈️ Thrilled to be heading to Calgary and attending ASIS&T for the first time! I will present our paper, “Accessible Adventures: Teaching Accessibility to High School Students Through Games,” and co-present our panel, “Exploring Some Impacts of Advances in Artificial Intelligence:

This week, #iSchoolUI faculty & students will present their research at the 26th International Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group sigaccess Conference on Computers and Accessibility. ▶️ bit.ly/48rHb0n

Another example of how wrong anti-immigrant rhetoric is--morally & logically. Immigrants drive our disaster recovery. Happy to have my op-ed alongside many forward-thinking pieces in Next City. micheleweldon, Heidi Stevens, The OpEd Project. shorturl.at/sefgD