Computer Science
Document Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Generative AI (GenAI) is both promising and challenging in supporting people with disabilities (PwDs) in creating stories about disability. GenAI can reduce barriers to media production and inspire the creativity of PwDs, but it may also introduce biases and imperfections that hinder its adoption for personal expression. In this research, we examine how nine PwD from a disability advocacy group used GenAI to create videos sharing their disability experiences. Grounded in digital storytelling theory, we explore the motivations, expression, and sharing of PwD-created GenAI story videos. We conclude with a framework of momentous depiction, which highlights four core affordances of GenAI that either facilitate or require improvements to better support disability storytelling: non-capturable depiction, identity concealment and representation, contextual realism and consistency, and emotional articulation. Based on this framework, we further discuss design implications for GenAI in relation to story completion, media formats, and corrective mechanisms. © 2026 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).
Publication Title
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
Publication Date
4-13-2026
ISBN
9798400722783
DOI
10.1145/3772318.3791495
Keywords
disability, Generative AI, LLM, storytelling, video
Repository Citation
Niu, Shuo; Clements, Dylan; and Kim, Hyungsin, "Creating Disability Story Videos with Generative AI: Motivation, Expression, and Sharing" (2026). Computer Science. 245.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_computer_sciences/245
APA Citation
Niu, S., Clements, D., & Kim, H. (2026, April). Creating Disability Story Videos with Generative AI: Motivation, Expression, and Sharing. In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-16).
Cross Post Location
Student Publications
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
