Breaking Down Barriers: How HCI Can Transform Accessibility in Computing Education

Author First name, Last name, Institution

• David Santandreu Calonge, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
• Linda Smail, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi CampusFollow
• Melody Sylvain, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Interactions N Y

Publication Date

5-1-2026

Abstract

Traditional approaches to accessibility in computing education treat it as a specialized accommodation rather than a core value, perpetuating exclusion. Recent HCI research demonstrates practical solutions: participatory design, tool redesign, and curriculum integration that work when properly resourced and sustained. Lasting change requires shifting from individual instructor efforts to institutional commitment supported by longitudinal research.

DOI Link

10.1145/3801078

ISSN

1072-5520

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Volume

33

Issue

3

First Page

28

Last Page

33

Disciplines

Computer Sciences | Education

Keywords

Computer science (0.72) | Human–computer interaction (0.66) | Multimedia (0.41) | World Wide Web (0.37) | Software engineering (0.29) | User interface (0.25) | Knowledge management (0.25) | Software (0.23) | Affordance (0.22) | Work (physics) (0.2)

Scopus ID

105038295514

Recommended Citation

Calonge, David Santandreu; Smail, Linda; and Sylvain, Melody, "Breaking Down Barriers: How HCI Can Transform Accessibility in Computing Education" (2026). All Works. 8238.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/8238

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no