Accessibility in austerity: formulating strategies for accessibility research in constrained times
Accessibility in austerity: formulating strategies for accessibility research in constrained times
Accessibility research, and the experience of disabled people are increasingly threatened by economic cuts and fluctuating political landscapes. Austerity sees a shift towards frugality with public money, with disabled people most at risk. Accessibility research, similarly, faces challenges as governments wish to reduce research funding, and large technology companies shift their focus to the global AI race. This workshop will bring together accessibility researchers, students, and practitioners to explore what we can do with these increasing constraints in the UK and its broader context. We will create a strategy for both managing current challenges and resisting future constraints, with a view to shaping a community of resilient and impact-led accessibility researchers in the UK.
Accessibility, Assistive Technologies, Austerity, Inclusion
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Neate, Timothy
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13 November 2025
Neate, Timothy
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Nevsky, Alexandre
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Lewthwaite, Sarah
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Neate, Timothy, Vincenzi, Beatrice, Pena, Belén Barros, Nevsky, Alexandre, Lewthwaite, Sarah, Desai, Shital, Loizides, Fernando, Curtis, Humphrey and Bircanin, Filip
(2025)
Accessibility in austerity: formulating strategies for accessibility research in constrained times.
In Proceedings of the 38th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference.
ACM Press.
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(doi:10.14236/ewic/BCSHCI2025.4).
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Accessibility research, and the experience of disabled people are increasingly threatened by economic cuts and fluctuating political landscapes. Austerity sees a shift towards frugality with public money, with disabled people most at risk. Accessibility research, similarly, faces challenges as governments wish to reduce research funding, and large technology companies shift their focus to the global AI race. This workshop will bring together accessibility researchers, students, and practitioners to explore what we can do with these increasing constraints in the UK and its broader context. We will create a strategy for both managing current challenges and resisting future constraints, with a view to shaping a community of resilient and impact-led accessibility researchers in the UK.
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Published date: 13 November 2025
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Accessibility, Assistive Technologies, Austerity, Inclusion
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