Some time ago I became involved with a primitive game called the Geowiki game that was being studied by Clair Dormann a postdoctoral fellow in the HOT Lab at Carleton. The work was being done in conjuction with the Cybercartography initiative. The game involved sequentially picking three commands, one from each of three categories. …
Category Archive: General
Oct 23
Something to Mull Over
Good Evening fellow and fella un conference goers, I don’t necessarily have my own session to propose, but wish to add some thoughts based on my own experiences and work, as well as on the thoughts already expressed through this forum. As a grad student researching and working in an online environment I have found …
Oct 23
If anyone coming needs ASL – tell us by tonight
Hey everyone – if you require any communications accommodations like ASL or CART you must tell us by today (rather than Wednesday).
Sep 16
osmand accessibility plugins
It’s an Android app that uses OpenStreetmap format data. So basically an off line electronic map with routing etc. In theory it can use accessibility plug ins. Is any one aware of such a plug in? Thanks John Update 2012/9/17 Apparently a blind person has written a plug in for the blind and is using …
Sep 16
Sensory Maps by Kate McLean
Recently on Twitter I saw links to sensory maps by Kate McLean. These put me in mind of Kevin Lynch’s work in the 1960s on the ways urbanites imagined their spaces. McLean’s work is beautiful, and draws attention to alternative ways of understanding the way spaces work. She’s also done work on tactile mapping, representing …
Sep 14
Interactive Fiction & Dyslexia
Just seen on Twitter: Interactive stories motivate dyslexics to read more than the same story non-interactively. #IVA2012 update on this: ow.ly/1OvnW9 — Noah Wardrip-Fruin (@noahwf) September 14, 2012 Abstract: To overcome their substantial barriers to fluent reading, students with dyslexia need to be enticed to read more, and to read texts with carefully controlled lexical …
Sep 13
The Economist on Disability, Design, and Future Technology: You, Robot?
The Technology Quarterly of The Economist has a thought provoking article about the legal, ethical, and moral implications of the latest advances in what could be called ‘cyborg’ systems. Consider this quote by Hugh Herr: [Herr] described disabilities as conditions that persist “because of poor technology” and made the bold claim that during the 21st …
Jun 06
Partner Profile: The READ Initiative
THATCamp Accessibility is pleased to be partnered with Carleton University’s new ‘READ Initiative‘. READ stands for ‘Research, Education, Accessibility, and Design’, and is under the direction of the Dean of Engineering. From their place-holder website, celebrate and cultivate Carleton’s expertise in the fields of disability and accessibility. The READ Initiative will build on Carleton’s strong …
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