[Air-L] D.I.Y. Accessibility Communities
Meryl Alper
malper at usc.edu
Fri Oct 4 15:25:03 PDT 2013
Jerry!
Very glad you reached out the listserv, as your dissertation topic is very
much in line with my own dissertation work on the intersection of hacking,
disability, and youth. I've got lots of resources that I'm happy to share
with you.
First off, I gave a talk at this year's Digital Media & Learning conference
on "mixed-ability maker culture" that you might find helpful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzyYqLNoLy0&feature=youtu.be
In terms of accessible makerspaces, see DIY Ability and the Adaptive Design
Association in NYC (http://diyability.org/), and also the Assistive Device
Center at the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston (
http://www.perkins.org/inside-perkins/assistive-device-center/).
There's a growing community of scholars interested in critical disability
studies and technology too within the Society for Disability Studies ,
including Mara Mills (NYU) and Aimi Hamarie (Vanderbilt).
In regards to literature on this topic, I've got a couple of good places to
start:
- Sara Hendren, Harvard/RISD (ablersite.org)
- Graham Pullin's book "Design Meets Disability"
- These articles:
Hurst, A., & Kane, S. (2013). Making “making” accessible. In Proceedings of
the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (pp.
635-638), June 24-27, 2013, New York, NY, USA. New York: ACM.
Hurst, A., & Tobias, J. (2011). Empowering individuals with do-it-yourself
assistive technology. In Proceedings of 13th International SIGACCESS
Conference on Computers and Accessibility (pp. 11-18). New York: ACM.
Leduc-Mills, B., Dec, J., & Schimmel, J. (2013). Evaluating accessibility
in fabrication tools for children. In Proceedings of the 12th
International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (pp. 617-620),
June 24-27, 2013, New York, NY, USA.
Would love to hear more about your work!
Cheers,
Meryl Alper
Ph.D. Candidate in Communication
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
University of Southern California
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> From: Jonathan Lillie <jlillie at loyola.edu>
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> Does anyone know of any articles that address using a web discussion
> board/forum (a private one of course) as a focus group tool? Specifically,
> I intend a one time board that is only set up and used for a focus group
> with invitees. I am also looking for a good discussion board service that
> would useful as a focus group type instrument.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
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> Jonathan J. Lillie, Associate Professor
> Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland
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> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 02:53:54 +0000
> From: Jerry Lamont Robinson <jlrobi02 at syr.edu>
> To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: [Air-L] D.I.Y. Accessibility Communities
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> Hello,
>
> I am a PhD student at Syracuse University and I have been a lurker on this
> listserv for a while. I am in the beginning stages of writing my
> dissertation proposal and I need to determine the feasibility of my
> research in terms of recruitment. I am interested in the do-it-yourself
> (DIY) practices of persons with disabilities. More specifically, I am
> interested in exploring the ways in which persons with disabilities address
> technological, environmental, social, economic, or various other forms of
> inaccessibility and challenges resulting from functional impairment via
> their own unique practices, adaptations, modifications, and innovations. I
> would like to know if there are any makerspaces, hacker communities, or
> conferences where persons with disabilities come together to engage in
> and/or discuss accessibility hacking, making, or DIY activities? Does
> anyone know if these communities or venues exist? I am familiar with
> several online communities where people share and discu
> ss their own DIY efforts but I want to know if similar communities exist
> offline.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jerry Robinson
> Syracuse University iSchool
> jlrobi02 at syr.edu
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 00:51:20 -0700
> From: live <human.factor.one at gmail.com>
> To: Jerry Lamont Robinson <jlrobi02 at syr.edu>
> Cc: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] D.I.Y. Accessibility Communities
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> Lighthouse Labs in SF is kind of a hackerish technology space for vision
> impaired.
> http://lighthouse-sf.org/lighthouse-labs/
>
> Sharon Greenfield
> @SharonG
>
> On Oct 3, 2013, at 7:53 PM, Jerry Lamont Robinson wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am a PhD student at Syracuse University and I have been a lurker on
> this listserv for a while. I am in the beginning stages of writing my
> dissertation proposal and I need to determine the feasibility of my
> research in terms of recruitment. I am interested in the do-it-yourself
> (DIY) practices of persons with disabilities. More specifically, I am
> interested in exploring the ways in which persons with disabilities address
> technological, environmental, social, economic, or various other forms of
> inaccessibility and challenges resulting from functional impairment via
> their own unique practices, adaptations, modifications, and innovations. I
> would like to know if there are any makerspaces, hacker communities, or
> conferences where persons with disabilities come together to engage in
> and/or discuss accessibility hacking, making, or DIY activities? Does
> anyone know if these communities or venues exist? I am familiar with
> several online communities where people share and dis
> cu
> > ss their own DIY efforts but I want to know if similar communities exist
> offline.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jerry Robinson
> > Syracuse University iSchool
> > jlrobi02 at syr.edu
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> From: Tony Ratcliffe <mail at ratcliffe.ca>
> To: Jonathan Lillie <jlillie at loyola.edu>, "air-l at listserv.aoir.org"
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> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Online focus group?
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> Focus groups are included in the book, "Online Interviewing," by Nalita
> James and Hugh Busher, published 2009 by SAGE. I am still working my way
> though it, but the book focuses on asynchronous and synchronous text-based
> interviewing.
>
> Tony
>
> A.E. (Tony) Ratcliffe, M.Ed.
> PhD Student
> Institute of Learning Innovation
> University of Leicester
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> From: Jonathan Lillie <jlillie at loyola.edu>
> Date: Thursday, October 3, 2013 19:37
> To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: [Air-L] Online focus group?
>
> Does anyone know of any articles that address using a web discussion
> board/forum (a private one of course) as a focus group tool? Specifically,
> I
> intend a one time board that is only set up and used for a focus group with
> invitees. I am also looking for a good discussion board service that would
> useful as a focus group type instrument.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> --------------------
> Jonathan J. Lillie, Associate Professor
> Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland
> Managing Editor, NMEDIAC, the Journal of New Media & Culture,
> Ibibilio.org/nmediac
> 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210
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> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 12:30:34 +0000
> From: "Bloch, Naomi" <bloch2 at illinois.edu>
> To: Jerry Lamont Robinson <jlrobi02 at syr.edu>
> Cc: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] D.I.Y. Accessibility Communities
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> There's an upcoming "Enabled-by-Design-athon" happening in November in DC:
> http://enabledbydesign.org/2013/09/enabled-by-design-athon-goes-stateside/
>
> Enabled By Design is UK-based. This is their first such gathering in the
> U.S. to my knowledge. I think their first design-a-thon was last year. But
> maybe the folks behind it will have more leads for you.
>
> - Naomi Bloch
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> Subject: Re: [Air-L] D.I.Y. Accessibility Communities
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> Lighthouse Labs in SF is kind of a hackerish technology space for vision
> impaired.
> http://lighthouse-sf.org/lighthouse-labs/
>
> Sharon Greenfield
> @SharonG
>
> On Oct 3, 2013, at 7:53 PM, Jerry Lamont Robinson wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am a PhD student at Syracuse University and I have been a lurker on
> this listserv for a while. I am in the beginning stages of writing my
> dissertation proposal and I need to determine the feasibility of my
> research in terms of recruitment. I am interested in the do-it-yourself
> (DIY) practices of persons with disabilities. More specifically, I am
> interested in exploring the ways in which persons with disabilities address
> technological, environmental, social, economic, or various other forms of
> inaccessibility and challenges resulting from functional impairment via
> their own unique practices, adaptations, modifications, and innovations. I
> would like to know if there are any makerspaces, hacker communities, or
> conferences where persons with disabilities come together to engage in
> and/or discuss accessibility hacking, making, or DIY activities? Does
> anyone know if these communities or venues exist? I am familiar with
> several online communities where people share and dis
> cu
> > ss their own DIY efforts but I want to know if similar communities exist
> offline.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jerry Robinson
> > Syracuse University iSchool
> > jlrobi02 at syr.edu
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> New York University
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> Assistant Professor, Media, Culture, and Communication, Tenure-Track
> Associate Professor, Media, Culture, and Communication, Tenured
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> The Department of Media, Culture, and Communication seeks to fill two
> positions in the area of contemporary Assistant Professor (tenure-track).
> The department invites applications for a beginning assistant professor for
> appointment effective September 1, 2014. We are seeking to fill a position
> in the area of contemporary media and are open to candidates from a wide
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> The department also invites applications/nominations for a new senior
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> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:08:24 -0400
> From: Andrew Russell <arussell at stevens.edu>
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> Subject: [Air-L] Faculty opening: Asst Prof of STS, Stevens Institute
> of Technology
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> Hello -
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> Please circulate and repost as you see fit - thanks! AoIR members might
> be interested in the ad's explicit mention of science communication, media
> studies, and digital humanities.
>
> Andy Russell
> Director, Program in Science & Technology Studies
> College of Arts & Letters
> Stevens Institute of Technology
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> Assistant Professor of Science & Technology Studies, Stevens Institute of
> Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey
>
> The College of Arts & Letters at Stevens Institute of Technology seeks
> applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Science &
> Technology Studies (STS) beginning fall 2014. Candidates must have
> completed a Ph.D. in STS or a related field by August 1, 2014.
>
> While the area of specialization for this position is open, we are
> especially interested in someone who has both research and teaching
> expertise in at least two of the following areas: science communication;
> healthcare policy; environmentalism; risk studies and cognitive theory;
> media studies; technical writing; emerging technologies. Strong preference
> will be given to candidates who have a record of accomplishment in or
> demonstrate a potential for the fields of public engagement and/or the
> digital humanities. Most important, the successful candidate will
> demonstrate an ability to work in a dynamic and interdisciplinary
> environment and a willingness to work collaboratively and collegially
> across the Institute. Duties include teaching six courses per academic
> year, maintaining an active research & publication agenda, and contributing
> to our undergraduate majors in STS and Science Communication through
> academic advising, thesis supervision, student recruiting, and ongoing curri
> cular development.
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> Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, NJ, directly across
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> leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation,
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> contributes to the mission of Stevens with its programs that engage in
> research at the intersection of science, technology, the arts, and
> humanities in ways that benefit society.
>
> Candidates interested in applying should prepare an application that
> includes a letter of intent, current C.V., and the names and contact
> information for three referees. Please combine all materials into a single
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> applications received by November 1, 2013. Review of applications will
> continue until the position is filled.
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> All applications must be submitted electronically through the HR website
> at http://www.apply2jobs.com/Stevens. Use Requisistion # COAL10181.
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> Questions may be addressed to: STS Search Committee, College of Arts and
> Letters, Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken,
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