Accessibility Track

Welcome to the first edition of the Accessibility Track of IndiaHCI.

"Accessible design in India" refers to the practice of designing buildings, public spaces, and digital products to be usable by people with disabilities, following the principles of universal design, and is primarily driven by the "Accessible India Campaign" (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) launched by the Indian government to create a barrier-free environment for people with disabilities across the country; emphasizing accessibility in built environments like transportation, information systems, and public facilities, aiming to enable equal participation in society for all citizens regardless of their abilities. The "Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD) of 2016" mandates accessibility in the built environment, information and communication technology, and public services.

Through this track, we wish to invite folks who are interested in accessible interactions, assistive technologies and allied areas to participate in the conference.

Submissions to this track can be made as Short Papers.

Submission topics include, but are not limited to:

Submissions should present significant contributions to design, systems, tools, scientific understanding, methodology, or social issues
New enabling technologies
Studies of how technologies are used by people with disabilities
Explorations of barriers to access
Evaluations of accessibility education methods
Games and accessibility
Inclusive Design
Access to information
Access to spaces
Accessible Interaction

Important Dates

Portal opens for Submission - May 15th 2025
Paper Submission Deadline - August 10th 2025
Final Notification - September 8th 2025
Camera Ready Submission - September 26th 2025

(All deadlines close at 23:59 IST)

Submission Guidelines

Submissions to the Accessibility track can be made as Short Paper.
Both submissions must be made through Microsoft CMT.
Anonymisation: Short Papers are anonymized.
Submissions for demos and short papers should be made in ACM format.
- All submissions need to follow ACM single column format. Please ensure that you use the correct template; a single-column format must be used for the reviewing phase. Use of different templates or formats may result in desk rejection. Please find the templates for format here
- LaTeX OR Overleaf Please note that the default template is set for 2-column and needs to be manually changed to 1-column for initial review using \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart}
- Word - Please note that the Microsoft Word Template contains invisible meta-tags related to the paper format and structure. While writing the paper authors are requested to add their content without altering any format and structure of the template.
The submissions should be 6-8 pages, excluding references and appendices. Short papers can include work-in-progress or position papers.
Short papers will have to be presented through a 15-minute presentation.
One of the authors per submission is required to register for the conference.
Papers that do not meet the camera-ready publication criteria will not be included in the conference proceedings.
Demos and short papers that do not qualify the criteria of originality, novelty, and alignment to the theme will not be included. This will be assessed by a jury of expert reviewers.

Upon Acceptance

Authors of selected submissions will submit a Camera-ready version and will be invited to the conference in Delhi. At least one of the authors should register for the conference; they will present their work at the conference. Authors of the selected short papers will receive detailed information about the presentation.

At the main conference

At least one of the registered authors of accepted Short Papers is required to present their work at the main conference for the work to get published in the proceedings.

Authorship

Although AI tools such as ChatGPT can be safely used for editing author-generated content, their use in content generation is strongly discouraged. While we won't actively employ tools to identify text generated by any of the AI tools, we will investigate submissions brought to our attention. All authors are expected to take responsibility for any concerns regarding the accuracy or integrity of their submitted work. AI-generated images can only be used for placeholders with transparent attribution.

Any queries regarding the paper submission should be directed to the game design track chairs - Sayan Sarcar (mailtosayan@gmail.com), Tigmanshu Bhatnagar (t.bhatnagar@ucl.ac.uk).

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