Assets 2015
Yeliz Yeşilada, Jeffrey P. Bigham · ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing · 2016
This year was the 17th edition of the ACM SIGACCESS International Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2015) 1 . ASSETS 2015 took place in Lisbon, which is the capital of Portugal and is known as the city of seven hills (A Cidade das Sete Colinas). The conference was very well attended around 170 participants from all over the world. There was one keynote speech by Jon Schull from Rochester Institute of Technology and e-NABLE. The best paper award went to "Understanding the Challenges Faced by Neurodiverse Software Engineering Employees: Towards a More Inclusive and Productive Technical Workforce" by Meredith Ringel Morris, Andrew Begel and Ben Weidermann. The best student paper award went to "Social Media Platforms for Low-Income Blind People in India" by Aditya Vashistha, Edward Cutrell, Nicola Dell, and Richard Anderson. The conference also had an excellent social program having drinks and nice food in the evenings, which was great to meet people and socialise with the accessibility community.