{"id":5333,"date":"2025-10-10T23:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T23:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/?page_id=5333"},"modified":"2025-10-10T23:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T23:22:58","slug":"inclusion-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/inclusion-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusion and Accessibility in UbiComp Academia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"content-start\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2><span style=\"font-size: 28px !important; color: var(--awb-color2);\">UbiComp \/ ISWC 2025<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #00843d;\"><span style=\"font-size: 54px;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Inclusion and Accessibility in UbiComp Academia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2341\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix elementor-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2341\">\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Date:<\/b>\u00a015.10.2024<\/li>\n<li><b>Time:<\/b> 12:30 \u2014 14:00<\/li>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b>\u00a0Metso, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0floor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/fi\/toimipisteet\/dipoli\">Dipoli<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Format:<\/b>\u00a0Informal lunch session with presentation and discussion &#8211; please fetch your lunch with you and join!<\/li>\n<li><b>Moderator:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/people\/gopika-premsankar\">Gopika Premsankar<\/a>, Aalto University<\/li>\n<li>This informal lunch session invites attendees to reflect on and discuss inclusion, accessibility, and systemic barriers in ubiquitous computing academia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Program<\/h3>\n<p><b>12:30 \u2013 12:35 \u2014 Welcome and Introduction<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>12:35 \u2013 13:00 \u2014 Presentation: <\/b>First-Gen by Design: Making the Hidden Curriculum Visible<\/p>\n<p><b>Speaker:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/brown.edu\/brandonwoodard\/\">Brandon Woodard<\/a>, Brown University in Providence, RI, USA<\/p>\n<p><b>Abstract:\u00a0<\/b>First-generation academics, those first in their families to navigate higher education routinely encounter a \u201chidden curriculum\u201d of unwritten norms, thin financial safety nets, and limited sponsorship networks. This short talk reframes those barriers as design problems and proposes a practical toolkit for labs and conferences: onboarding checklists that decode tacit expectations; transparent authorship and feedback rubrics; micro-mentoring and sponsorship maps that pair tasks with advocates; and lightweight access supports (microgrants, travel advances, equipment pools). I will share a template for program design plans informed by my personal experience and by notes from academics who have faced similar obstacles, and outline solutions that incentivize institutions that don\u2019t yet have these safety nets in place. The aim is not to pathologize first-gen scholars, but to make the system legible and fair so they can do their best work.<\/p>\n<p><b>13:00 \u2013 13:55 \u2014 Moderated Open Discussion<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>13:55 \u2013 14:00 \u2014 Closing Remarks<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-left:50px;--awb-background-color:#bbf7f7;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>UbiComp \/ ISWC<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3>Past Conferences<\/h3>\n<p>The ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp) is the result of a merger of the two most renowned conferences in the field: Pervasive and UbiComp. While it retains the name of the latter in recognition of the visionary work of Mark Weiser, its long name reflects the dual history of the new event.<\/p>\n<p>The ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computing (ISWC) discusses novel results in all aspects of wearable computing, and has been colocated with UbiComp and Pervasive since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>A complete list of UbiComp, Pervasive, and ISWC past conferences is provided below.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#105378;--button_accent_hover_color:#105378;--button_border_hover_color:#105378;--button-border-radius-top-left:0;--button-border-radius-top-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:0;--button_gradient_top_color:#e5e6e8;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#e5e6e8;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#999a9b;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#999a9b;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/past-conferences\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">View all<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/footer>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5333"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5333"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5335,"href":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5333\/revisions\/5335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubicomp.hosting.acm.org\/ubicompiswc2025_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}