TY - GEN
T1 - Designing for Neurodiversity in Academia
T2 - 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2025
AU - Tcherdakoff, Nathalie Alexandra Penglin
AU - Stangroome, Grace Jane
AU - Milton, Ashlee
AU - Holloway, Catherine
AU - Cecchinato, Marta E.
AU - Nonnis, Antonella
AU - Eagle, Tessa
AU - Al Thani, Dena
AU - Hong, Hwajung
AU - Williams, Rua Mae
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).
PY - 2025/4/26
Y1 - 2025/4/26
N2 - Academia is primarily structured around neurotypical norms, posing significant challenges for neurodivergent academics, who often face additional barriers that hinder their success. This Special Interest Group (SIG) examines the experiences of neurodiverse researchers in Human-Computer Interaction and explores how HCI can contribute to more inclusive academic environments. By bringing together HCI researchers, neurodiverse academics, and allies, this SIG aims to develop strategies for a more neurodivergent-inclusive, affirming, and supportive academic landscape. Since enhanced well-being can boost productivity, addressing these challenges may unlock greater research output and contributions, particularly by harnessing the talent and creativity of neurodivergent individuals. We will focus on challenges faced across career stages and roles (from students to senior academics, research to teaching staff), and explore the role of technology in academia — assessing how it alleviates and exacerbates barriers. Additionally, we aim to critically examine how policies and governance within the HCI community impact neurodiversity inclusion.
AB - Academia is primarily structured around neurotypical norms, posing significant challenges for neurodivergent academics, who often face additional barriers that hinder their success. This Special Interest Group (SIG) examines the experiences of neurodiverse researchers in Human-Computer Interaction and explores how HCI can contribute to more inclusive academic environments. By bringing together HCI researchers, neurodiverse academics, and allies, this SIG aims to develop strategies for a more neurodivergent-inclusive, affirming, and supportive academic landscape. Since enhanced well-being can boost productivity, addressing these challenges may unlock greater research output and contributions, particularly by harnessing the talent and creativity of neurodivergent individuals. We will focus on challenges faced across career stages and roles (from students to senior academics, research to teaching staff), and explore the role of technology in academia — assessing how it alleviates and exacerbates barriers. Additionally, we aim to critically examine how policies and governance within the HCI community impact neurodiversity inclusion.
KW - Academia
KW - Hci
KW - Neurodivergence
KW - Neurodiversity
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105005728755
U2 - 10.1145/3706599.3716288
DO - 10.1145/3706599.3716288
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105005728755
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
BT - Extended Abstracts Of The 2025 Chi Conference On Human Factors In Computing Systems, Chi 2025
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 26 April 2025 through 1 May 2025
ER -