Atieh Taheri
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Hello, I’m

Atieh Taheri, researcher in accessibility

I’m a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Mellon’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute. I design and study technology with disabled people, so that it fits the lives of those who rely on it.

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Research

What I work on

More about my research

AI that leaves the choice to you

Writing and message tools where a language model carries the effort and the person keeps the decisions. I also study how AI advice and AI memory affect disabled people.

Interaction that feels like yours

A device that gives back the click of a mouse, game controls driven by facial expressions, and walking in virtual reality. Sensation and a sense of control are part of the design brief.

Research from lived experience

Co-design with disabled people as experts, and reflection on what a disabled researcher’s own experience adds to accessibility research.

Publications

Selected papers

Four recent papers. Each one has its own page with a plain-language summary.

All publications

Recent

TEI 2027
“Reimagining Motion”, on co-designing VR movement with people with mobility disabilities, is conditionally accepted.
UIST 2026
I presented our poster on Anteroom, which turns sorting through messages into a series of small, clear choices.
Apr 2026
Invited talks at Carnegie Mellon’s HCII Special Seminar and Cornell’s CATAI seminar series.
CHI 2026
Our paper on AI coaching and recognizing ableist bias was published. I also served as an Associate Chair.
Winter 2026
Guest lecture in CSE 443: Digital Accessibility at the University of Washington.

A bit about me

I’m a disabled researcher and a wheelchair user, and that shapes what I notice. A tool can do its job and still leave out what makes using it satisfying, private, or truly your own. My research starts from gaps like these. I study them with other disabled people, who know their own lives best, and I build an alternative when none exists.

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Contact

Let’s talk

I’m glad to hear from researchers, faculty, students, members of the disability community and anyone building accessible technology.

ataheri@cmu.edu (send email) More ways to reach me