Submissions for the Celebratory Technology for Neurodiversity Workshop are encouraged by Monday, August 17, 2026, AoE.

Sharing your research and the lessons you learned from conducting that research is critical to the evolution of this area of study and contributes to the overall well-being of our scholarly community. We invite you to submit position papers, reflections, design artifacts, or statements of interest describing your perspectives on celebratory technology, neurodiversity, accessibility, or related topics.

Evaluation Criteria

The primary criteria for acceptance of a submission is demonstrated interest in the workshop topic and meeting our goal of creating a diverse, interdisciplinary cohort.

In line with other conferences, we employ the following policy on the use of Large Language Models in paper writing. Text generated from a large-scale language model (LLM), for example, ChatGPT or Gemini, must be clearly marked where such tools are used for purposes beyond editing or proofreading the author's own words. Authors are responsible for the content of their papers, including not only the accuracy of the citations, but also the paper's description of what the cited work actually says. We will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM use is not clearly marked or where an LLM is not appropriately used (e.g., including fake references generated by LLM, relying on AI-tools to generate ideas in the submission, etc.).

All submissions must be written in English. They must include a title and a 200-word abstract. Papers should be single-spaced, single-column, with a font size of 11-12 points in Times New Roman. Submissions should be uploaded in PDF format. Papers that do not follow these formatting guidelines will be desk-rejected.

How to Submit

Priority deadline August 17, 2026, 11:59 PM AoE. Submissions received by then will be notified by August 21, in time for ASSETS early-bird registration. Later submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Submissions should be attached to an email addressed to assets2026workshop@gmail.com.

Questions regarding submissions should be directed to the priamry workshop organizer by email LouAnne Boyd.