@inproceedings{79fdff33f23247419d3d7de0a2575ff0,
title = "“I never realized sidewalks were a big deal”: A Case Study of a Community-Driven Sidewalk Audit Using Project Sidewalk",
abstract = "Despite decades of effort, pedestrian infrastructure in cities continues to be unsafe or inaccessible to people with disabilities. In this paper, we examine the potential of community-driven digital civics to assess sidewalk accessibility through a deployment study of an open-source crowdsourcing tool called Project Sidewalk. We explore Project Sidewalk's potential as a platform for civic learning and service. Specifically, we assess its effectiveness as a tool for community members to learn about human mobility, urban planning, and accessibility advocacy. Our findings demonstrate that community-driven digital civics can support accessibility advocacy and education, raise community awareness, and drive pro-social behavioral change. We also outline key considerations for deploying digital civic tools in future community-led accessibility initiatives.",
keywords = "accessibility, community science, crowdsourcing, digital civics, service learning",
author = "Chu Li and Katrina Ma and Michael Saugstad and Kie Fujii and Molly Delaney and Yochai Eisenberg and Delphine Labb{\'e} and Shanley, {Judy L.} and Devon Snyder and Thomas, {Florian P.} and Froehlich, {Jon E.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 Copyright held by the owner/author(s); 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI 2024 ; Conference date: 11-05-2024 Through 16-05-2024",
year = "2024",
month = may,
day = "11",
doi = "10.1145/3613904.3642003",
language = "English",
series = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
booktitle = "CHI 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems",
}