TY - GEN
T1 - Accessible instruments in the wild
T2 - 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2019
AU - Harrison, Jacob
AU - McPherson, Andrew P.
AU - Chamberlain, Alan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/5/2
Y1 - 2019/5/2
N2 - Disabled people face many barriers to access in all areas of life, including creative expression. With music making, a lack of accessible instruments can be a major barrier, as well as environmental factors. The Strummi is an accessible instrument based on the guitar, designed as a technology probe to explore the technical and cultural role of guitar-like design and interaction modality. We have been collaborating with Heart n Soul, an arts charity that works with young people and adults with learning disabilities. In this paper, we share findings from the first year of this collaboration, and reflect on the implications for doing HCI research with learning-disabled communities. We took a longitudinal, situated approach with an intentionally simple technology inspired by in the wild and technology probe methodologies, allowing for interest in the Strummi to grow organically.
AB - Disabled people face many barriers to access in all areas of life, including creative expression. With music making, a lack of accessible instruments can be a major barrier, as well as environmental factors. The Strummi is an accessible instrument based on the guitar, designed as a technology probe to explore the technical and cultural role of guitar-like design and interaction modality. We have been collaborating with Heart n Soul, an arts charity that works with young people and adults with learning disabilities. In this paper, we share findings from the first year of this collaboration, and reflect on the implications for doing HCI research with learning-disabled communities. We took a longitudinal, situated approach with an intentionally simple technology inspired by in the wild and technology probe methodologies, allowing for interest in the Strummi to grow organically.
KW - Accessible instruments
KW - Field studies
KW - Learning disability
KW - Music
KW - Neurodiversity
KW - Technology probes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067283867&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3290607.3313037
DO - 10.1145/3290607.3313037
M3 - Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
AN - SCOPUS:85067283867
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
BT - CHI EA 2019 - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 4 May 2019 through 9 May 2019
ER -