Computing students with disabilities face a variety of difficulties in computing education and careers including inaccessible technology, difficulty arranging accommodations, attitudinal barriers, and a lack of mentors. This panel of computing students and recent graduates with disabilities will describe their experiences both in and out of the classroom. The goal is to provide the audience with an opportunity to hear first-hand how their educational needs were met as non-traditional computing students. In addition to the panelists' short presentations, the moderator will facilitate a dialog between the members of the audience and the panelists.

Human-Computer Integration (HInt) is an emerging paradigm in which computational and human systems are closely interwoven. Integrating computers with the human body is not new. however, we believe that with rapid technological advancements, increasing real-world deployments, and growing ethical and societal implications, it is critical to identify an agenda for future research. We present a set of challenges for HInt research, formulated over the course of a five-day workshop consisting of 29 experts who have designed, deployed and studied HInt systems. This agenda aims to guide researchers in a structured way towards a more coordinated and conscientious future of human-computer integration.

This paper investigates the effects of using passive haptic learning to train the skill of comprehending text from vibrotactile patterns. The method of transmitting messages, skin-reading, is effective at conveying rich information but its active training method requires full user attention, is demanding, time-consuming, and tedious. Passive haptic learning offers the possibility to learn in the background while performing another primary task. We present a study investigating the use of passive haptic learning to train for skin-reading.

Haptic technology can be used as a tool for learning. Can even the haptic elements in a smartwatch teach a new skill? Here we present a case of using a smartwatch for passive tactile learning. We use the Sony Smartwatch 3 to teach users Morse code while they wear the watch but focus on unrelated tasks. An initial hypothesis forecasted that the stimulation from the smartwatch, typically used for message alerts, would be too subtle to enable haptic learning; however, we find significant improvements in six participants using the technique. Furthermore, we expose participants to two different durations of stimulation and find different results.

Passive Haptic Learning (PHL) enables users to acquire motor skills by receiving tactile stimulation while no perceived attention is given to learning. Initial work used gloves with embedded vibration motors to passively teach users how to play simple, one-handed, one-note-at-a-time piano melodies. In an effort to create a practical system for learning full piano pieces, we have developed a method of passively teaching two-handed chorded skills, initially focusing on Braille typing. Here, we extend this effort to piano and show that passive stimulation is more effective at teaching piano pieces when presented on both hands simultaneously as opposed to training the left hand and then the right, as is common in many active teaching methods. We also demonstrate that accompanying audio is not needed for passive learning of piano melodies, which allows mobile PHL gloves to be used in more everyday situations.