This workshop will explore how natural language processing can be used to improve the lives of people with disabilities. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Text-based disability identification through automated analysis and accessibility support
- Accessible natural language interfaces designed for users with diverse needs
- Alt-text generation creating automated image descriptions for visual impairments
- Speech recognition enhancing ASR systems for hearing-impaired users
- Speech synthesis tools supporting users with speech and vocal disabilities
- Assistive NLP technologies developing language tools for communication access
- Computational linguistics adapting language processing for disability support
- Text processing modifying content for varied cognitive and learning needs
- NLP bias addressing model fairness and representation in disability contexts
- Memory assistance tools supporting age-related cognitive decline