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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)
(Image Credit: Photo by Aneta Pawlik on Unsplash) 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…
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UM Accessibility Podcast
(Image Credit: Pratiksha Menon) 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,…
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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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Access in the University of Michigan’s Dorms
(Image Credit: Alison Updyke on Pixabay) 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,…
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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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Third Spaces and Community: An A2 Focused Reflection and Audit
By Mecca Durhal Introduction / Project Description Introduction Transcript Begins Here: [time: 00:00:00] Work-life balance, as a term some of us may be familiar with, is the concept of maintaining equilibrium between the amount of time and effort you expend working and living your life. You may have seen debates about what constitutes good work-life…
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The Arb: A Photo Analysis of Accessibility
By Isabelle Tiplady Project Description A key component to disability activism involves the tearing down or altering inaccessible environments to make them accessible. When most people think about inaccessible environments, they primarily think of human-constructed environments. That is, we notice hostile architecture such as a lack of ramps or narrow doorways on buildings. However, we…
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Observing Access at the University of Michigan
By: Sean Vayberman (Image Credit: Pratiksha Menon) Project Description: For my final project, I decided to make a podcast and talk about everything one needs to know about disability access here at the University of Michigan. I covered nine different topics (those topics are explained in the podcast) and observed access on campus. A little…
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The Power of Music at the University of Michigan
By Marissa Plasencia (Image Credit: Ansfoto on Pixabay) Project Description: Throughout this podcast, I delve into University of Michigan students’ reliance on and love for music. As a student myself, I observe many of my peers constantly listening to music, whether its between passing times, studying, working out, or hanging out with friends. Personally, I…