Access is a lived practice, not an end goal. Crip Computing invites us to learn from disability culture as we (re)imagine accessible futures.
Disability is a rich method for generating embodied insight. Technology can and should be used to facilitate greater cultural participation for disabled people, who are ingenious inventors of everyday solutions. With funding support from the Mozilla Foundation’s Responsible Computing Challenge, Imagining Access invite learners to consider the technological by centering disability in their everyday lives.
How might we imagine future technologies that prioritize disabled people?
#NobodyIsDisposable
What does it mean to desire disability?
#NoBodyIsDisposable is a web resource project with collective and individual projects from M. Remi Yergeau’s Fall 2023 Disability Studies class at the University of Michigan.
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Accessibility on Tiktok Podcast
Transcript (made with Speech to text): Hi my name is Annie Costello I’m a junior at the University of Michigan here and I would like to talk about the disability community and the accessibility features of the app tiktok as a young adult on social media I’ve noticed that tiktok has become a rising Trend…
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Ideological Analysis of Coda (2021)
Project Description: In this project, I wanted to do a deeper ideological analysis on the film Coda that we watched for the course. This is due to the fact that while the narrative is relevant to the discussion held within our class, there are hidden implications that this film has on audiences worldwide. As I…
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UM Accessibility Podcast
Project Description: For my final project, I wanted to focus on accessibility on campus at UM. Over the semester, I have seen how big of a difference accessibility can make in fostering inclusive environments and a sense of community. While my project focuses mostly on the physical accessibility of campus buildings, I did want to…
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Invisible Walls
Image descriptions below. Image Descriptions: Cover: the title “invisible walls”, sans-serif lowercase text overlapping a simplified smartphone. the text and smartphone screen are white on black; the text overlapping the screen is black on white. the images in the zine are simple pen drawings. Page One It doesn’t matter what platform– social media connects people.…
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Charting Accessibility: A Heuristic Evaluation through GSITO’s Canvas
By Jess Cummings and Angela Cheong Introduction: Project Scope In the academic landscape at the University of Michigan, graduate student instructors (GSIs) and instructional aids (IAs) play a pivotal role in shaping the educational experience. Tasked with facilitating classroom environments and providing crucial support, they enhance learning outcomes beyond what a single teacher can achieve…
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Access in the University of Michigan’s Dorms
TRANSCRIPT: The University of Michigan admits thousands of students every year, and as most schools, needs housing to accommodate them. Mason Hall, first built in 1841, was the first University building devoted to instruction and also served as the students dormitory. Since then, many more dormitories have been built, renovated, and updated. With an almost…
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Imagining Access: Disabled Representation Survey
By Grace Sirman DIGITAL 357 Project Description: Ever since I was a kid, I have always consumed a lot of entertainment and content. I watched every movie, read every book, played every game I could get my hands on, and this resulted in a passion for storytelling and art. When I got older, and became…
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Silent Echoes: A Day in Parallel
https://youtu.be/Qm45C_2Je6c
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“Is My Living Space Actually Accessible?”
In this project, I want to examine the physical challenges that my apartment presents. I want to note, that this is not the Company’s issue, nor is it the City of Ann Arbor. I argue it is a societal problem and advocacy needs to be brought forth through an academic lens so we can rethink…
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Accessing School of Kinesiology Building [SKB]
Address: 830 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048 By Laura Zhang and William Shen Project Description: The Kinesiology Building at the University of Michigan, originally constructed in 1915 as the Edward Henry Kraus Building, was significantly renovated and expanded in a $120 million project completed in January 2021. Designed by renowned architect Albert Kahn,…