Weekly Schedule
Week 1: Introduction to Capstone
Sep 28 2026 (Week 1): Introduction to Capstone
Assignments:
- I: Project Preference Out: Wednesday Due: Friday
Wednesday: Discussion of Course and Project Mentor Presentations
2:30pm Quick Introduction and brief overview of Higher Ed accessibility – why it’s challenging, what it encompasses, why we are focusing on it.
3:00pm Project mentors pitch their project ideas
Week 2: First person accounts and Interviewing
Oct 05 2026 (Week 2): First person accounts and Interviewing
Assignments:
- I: (Quickcheck) First Teamwork Reflection Out: Monday Due: Wednesday
- I: (Quickcheck) Evaluating First Person Accounts Out: Wednesday Due: Friday
- I: First Person Accounts for Milestone 0 Out: Wednesday Due: Week 3, Monday
Projects:
- G: Milestone 0: Problem Blurb, First-Person Research & Draft Consent Form Out: Wednesday Due: Week 3, Monday
- G: Milestone 1 Consent Forms Out: Wednesday Due: Week 4, Monday
- Readings and Reflections :
- Creating Space to Succeed: How AccessComputing Supports Disabled Students’ Computing Pathways (
accesscomputing.pdfin Canvas); Anticipate and Adjust; AEIOU Framework - Optional Readings :
- The Impact of Access Computing
Monday: AccessComputing and Group Formation
Guest Lecture by Richard Ladner, followed by group formation exercises.
Wednesday: Accessible Need Finding
First person accounts, AEIOU, and interviewing
Week 3: AEIOU Analysis and Storyboarding
Oct 12 2026 (Week 3): AEIOU Analysis and Storyboarding
Assignments:
- I: First Person Accounts for Milestone 0 Due: Monday
Projects:
- G: Milestone 0: Problem Blurb, First-Person Research & Draft Consent Form Due: Monday
- G: Milestone 1: Design Concept Out: Wednesday Due: Week 4, Monday
- Readings and Reflections :
- Ten Principles of Disability Justice; Challenging ableism: A critical turn toward disability justice in hci
Monday: Disability/Disability Justice
- Syllabus
- Design/Disability Justice
- Group checkins on consent form and interviewing plan
Wednesday: Storyboarding and Lofi Prototyping
Week 4: Milestone 1: Group Work & Demo Day
Oct 19 2026 (Week 4): Milestone 1: Group Work & Demo Day
Assignments:
- I: (Quickcheck) Second Teamwork Reflection Out: Monday Due: Wednesday
Projects:
- G: Milestone 1: Design Concept Due: Monday
- G: Milestone 1 Consent Forms Due: Monday
- G: Milestone 2: Prototype & Architecture Out: Thursday Due: Week 6, Wednesday
- Readings and Reflections :
- Making Hackfests/Hack Events Accessible (
hackathons.pdfin Canvas); (ALT: If you prefer video) Hackathons, Student Projects, and Digital Accessibility Ethics
Monday: Group meetings: User Research Checkin (with Jen & Lucille)
Wednesday: Milestone 1 Presentation of Design Concept
Each subgroup gives focused feedback on 2-3 teams’ concepts after demos of each team’s problem framing, AEIOU analysis, and design concept. Mentors present.
Week 5: Accessible Prototyping & Design Proposals
Oct 26 2026 (Week 5): Accessible Prototyping & Design Proposals
Assignments:
- I: Evaluating Communication Access Out: Wednesday Due: Friday
- I: Snippet Audit Out: Monday Due: Monday
Monday: Introduction to accessibility testing — WCAG & the POUR Principles (TA-led)
An introduction to the WCAG framework and the four POUR principles (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust) that underlie most accessibility guidelines.
Wednesday: Small-group critique of design concepts (post-Milestone-1)
Each subgroup gives focused feedback on 2-3 teams’ concepts.
Week 6: Sprint (In Progress)
Week 7: Study Design (In Progress)
Week 8: Study Findings & Accessibility Audit (In Progress)
Week 9: Poster Design & Final Documentation (In Progress)
Week 10: Final Sprint (In Progress)
Week 11: Final Presentations
Dec 07 2026 (Week 11): Final Presentations
Projects:
- G: Final Poster and Presentation Due: Monday