AI4LAM Speech-to-Text WG, March 24: Accessibility Use Cases for ASR

[Owen King]

The AI4LAM Speech-to-Text Working Group invites you to its next meeting on Tuesday, March 24 at 09:00 US-Pacific | 12:00 US-Eastern | 16:00 UK | 17:00 Central Europe | 03:00 +1 Canberra.

(Note that the offset between North America and Europe is unusual this week.  So the meeting will be an hour earlier than usual for Europeans.)

Our topic:  Different Accessibility Use Cases for ASR

In recent meetings, our working group has begun outlining a guide to decision-making and best practices for speech-to-text in the LAM community.  However, we have not been foregrounding accessibility for users with disabilities. This month we'll focus on how decisions about ASR affect accessibility for users who are deaf or hard of hearing. 

This month, Drew Robarge from the Smithsonian Institution will lead us with an overview of some accessibility use cases for ASR and audio transcription.  We'll proceed to discuss how this information should be integrated into the guide we're creating.

Agenda and running notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lUI1l_cfJ-hM7ZXgfITyjcevUxFfc0C6HRzhc_Ui8bU   

Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/99320941121?pwd=AafIBuc5maw5mcsiHYrcW7uSQmB6t5.1&from=addon 

Download an ICS file of this March 2026 meeting for import to your calendar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18F7fBO-Lxiclea_EaoltLFI9dVCt91GU/view?usp=drive_link 

We're currently considering whether to change the time of our regular meeting.  If you're interested, please fill out the survey here: https://forms.gle/fpLjwFDyEhmhZtbN6 

Cheers,

Owen

(on behalf of the Speech-to-Text WG conveners)

Owen King (he/him)

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