arXiv AI

More Than Just Access: Generative AI as Communication Intermediary for Blind and Low-Vision Users

arXiv AI
Jun 18

Signals of Provenance: Practices & Challenges of Navigating Indicators in AI-Generated Media for Sighted and Blind Individuals

arXiv:2505. 16057v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: AI-Generated (AIG) content has become increasingly widespread by recent advances in generative models and the easy-to-use tools that have significantly lowered the technical barriers for producing highly realistic audio, images, and videos through simple natural language prompts.

By Ayae Ide, Tory Park, Jaron Mink, Tanusree Sharma
arXiv AI
5d ago

Personalizing Personal Health Interfaces: Co-Design with Generative AI

The paper explores how generative AI can lower the barrier to personalizing health dashboards by enabling users to co-design interfaces in Figma Make. In a study with 14 participants, redesigns of Google and Apple Health focused on personal context, future planning, and interactive experiences, though conversational AI designs tended toward chat-window conventions. AI facilitated the materialization of loosely articulated ideas, yet model defaults and generation latency influenced iteration, and the process highlighted interpretability and accountability over privacy, trust, and emotional safety.

By Karthik S. Bhat, Vidhi Shah, Vedika Agnihotri, Dong Whi Yoo, Koustuv Saha
arXiv AI
Sep 2

Are We There Yet? Assessing Computer-Use Agents for Blind Users' Accessible Interaction with Desktop Applications

The study evaluates computer-use agents (CUAs) for blind users by conducting a three‑week diary study with eight participants using the OLLA prototype. Across 1,258 commands in 12 desktop applications, GPT‑5 achieved the highest success rate of 52.5%, while analysis uncovered failures in grounding, planning, constraint‑tracking, and termination. Interviews highlighted additional needs beyond automation for blind users.

By Satwik Ram Kodandaram, Monalika Padma Reddy, Xiaojun Bi, Jiawei Zhou, I. V. Ramakrishnan, Vikas Ashok
arXiv AI
5d ago

PeerPen: AI-Assisted Writing for Online Mental Health Peer Support

arXiv:2609.14886v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Online mental health communities thrive on peer support, yet those who volunteer to help often lack formal training and may struggle to articulate su...

By Jiwon Kim, Sherry Gong, Maya Ajit, Soorya Ram Shimgekar, Yunhao Yuan, Dong Whi Yoo, Eshwar Chandrasekharan, Koustuv Saha