Articulations toward a crip HCI

From the Special Interest Group on Social and Behavioral Computing founded in 1969, to its refocus into the SIG on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) in 1982, the ACM has over 50 years' history of research inquiry exploring the interstitial space between human and machine. Though HCI as a field has experienced a number of paradigmatic shifts and turns, its relationship to disabled humans has often lagged behind the rhythm of such waves. Some of the earliest ACM publications relating to disability investigate simulations of logistical operations in the care and handling of patients in residential facilities. Publishing between 1972 and 2003, the SIG for Computers and the Physically Handicapped was devoted to exploring adaptive computing to support physically disabled people in the workplace. This SIG transformed into SIGACCESS, with an interest in the broader range of disability modalities as well as issues of user equity and advocacy, though the focus on professional interests remains prominent in the SIG's mission.