From jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu  Sat Apr  1 10:30:34 2023
From: jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu (Joon Jang)
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 10:30:34 -0400
Subject: [Access Lunch] Next Week- =?utf-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9_?=Rodrigues
 (University of Lisbon LASIGE)
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Hey all, Andr? (last week?s scheduled speaker before the security concerns) has been gracious enough to offer to present for our next meeting at Wed 4/05. As usual we?re meeting at?noon-1PM?at NSH 1109 and Zoom (cmu.zoom.us/j/99230267646?pwd=Q2pPRUtBQVJBd25lZmlpNjBYQTZGdz09) - food will be provided!

Here?s?Andr?'s talk info again.
Title: Inclusive Gaming for Blind People

Abstract
Digital games have become a widely accepted form of entertainment and an important part of social life. However, seldom have games been designed looking beyond the stereotypical young non-disabled gamer. Mainstream games are typically designed around the visual experience, with behaviours and interactions highly dependent on vision, which often leads to players being limited to specific communities and/or games based on their abilities. Attempts at improving cross-ability access to any of those are often limited in the experience they provide or disregard multiplayer experiences.

In this talk, I will cover our work in inclusive gaming for blind people, I will first 1) describe how blind people are playing with others and the inherent challenges, 2) how we explored ability-based asymmetric roles as a design approach to create engaging and challenging mixed-ability play, and lastly 3) how despite inaccessibility, blind content creators are playing mainstream games.

Hope to see you then!
Joon

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JiWoong (Joon) Jang, (he/him) -?joonbug.me
Ph.D. Student, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Carnegie Mellon University | School of Computer Science

On Mar 24, 2023 at 11:55 AM -0400, Joon Jang <jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu>, wrote:
> Hi everyone, for the next installment of Access Lunch we?ll be joined by,?Andr? Rodrigues, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon LASIGE and specializes in (among other things) accessible computing and inclusive gaing.
>
> As usual, we?ll have our session at?Wed 3/29 noon-1PM?at NSH 1109 and Zoom (cmu.zoom.us/j/99230267646?pwd=Q2pPRUtBQVJBd25lZmlpNjBYQTZGdz09)
>
> Here?s some information from?Andr? about his upcoming talk.
> Title: Inclusive Gaming for Blind People
>
> Abstract
> Digital games have become a widely accepted form of entertainment and an important part of social life. However, seldom have games been designed looking beyond the stereotypical young non-disabled gamer. Mainstream games are typically designed around the visual experience, with behaviours and interactions highly dependent on vision, which often leads to players being limited to specific communities and/or games based on their abilities. Attempts at improving cross-ability access to any of those are often limited in the experience they provide or disregard multiplayer experiences.
>
> In this talk, I will cover our work in inclusive gaming for blind people, I will first 1) describe how blind people are playing with others and the inherent challenges, 2) how we explored ability-based asymmetric roles as a design approach to create engaging and challenging mixed-ability play, and lastly 3) how despite inaccessibility, blind content creators are playing mainstream games.
>
> hope to see you then!
> Joon
>
> ---
> JiWoong (Joon) Jang, (he/him) -?joonbug.me
> Ph.D. Student, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
> Carnegie Mellon University | School of Computer Science
>
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From jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu  Tue Apr  4 13:33:55 2023
From: jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu (Joon Jang)
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 13:33:55 -0400
Subject: [Access Lunch] Next Week- =?utf-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9_?=Rodrigues
 (University of Lisbon LASIGE)
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Hey everyone - quick reminder that this is happening tomorrow - noon-1 PM!

hope to see you then!
Joon

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JiWoong (Joon) Jang, (he/him) -?joonbug.me
Ph.D. Student, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Carnegie Mellon University | School of Computer Science

On Apr 1, 2023 at 10:30 AM -0400, Joon Jang <jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu>, wrote:
> Hey all, Andr? (last week?s scheduled speaker before the security concerns) has been gracious enough to offer to present for our next meeting at Wed 4/05. As usual we?re meeting at?noon-1PM?at NSH 1109 and Zoom (cmu.zoom.us/j/99230267646?pwd=Q2pPRUtBQVJBd25lZmlpNjBYQTZGdz09) - food will be provided!
>
> Here?s?Andr?'s talk info again.
> Title: Inclusive Gaming for Blind People
>
> Abstract
> Digital games have become a widely accepted form of entertainment and an important part of social life. However, seldom have games been designed looking beyond the stereotypical young non-disabled gamer. Mainstream games are typically designed around the visual experience, with behaviours and interactions highly dependent on vision, which often leads to players being limited to specific communities and/or games based on their abilities. Attempts at improving cross-ability access to any of those are often limited in the experience they provide or disregard multiplayer experiences.
>
> In this talk, I will cover our work in inclusive gaming for blind people, I will first 1) describe how blind people are playing with others and the inherent challenges, 2) how we explored ability-based asymmetric roles as a design approach to create engaging and challenging mixed-ability play, and lastly 3) how despite inaccessibility, blind content creators are playing mainstream games.
>
> Hope to see you then!
> Joon
>
> ---
> JiWoong (Joon) Jang, (he/him) -?joonbug.me
> Ph.D. Student, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
> Carnegie Mellon University | School of Computer Science
>
> On Mar 24, 2023 at 11:55 AM -0400, Joon Jang <jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu>, wrote:
> > Hi everyone, for the next installment of Access Lunch we?ll be joined by,?Andr? Rodrigues, who is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon LASIGE and specializes in (among other things) accessible computing and inclusive gaing.
> >
> > As usual, we?ll have our session at?Wed 3/29 noon-1PM?at NSH 1109 and Zoom (cmu.zoom.us/j/99230267646?pwd=Q2pPRUtBQVJBd25lZmlpNjBYQTZGdz09)
> >
> > Here?s some information from?Andr? about his upcoming talk.
> > Title: Inclusive Gaming for Blind People
> >
> > Abstract
> > Digital games have become a widely accepted form of entertainment and an important part of social life. However, seldom have games been designed looking beyond the stereotypical young non-disabled gamer. Mainstream games are typically designed around the visual experience, with behaviours and interactions highly dependent on vision, which often leads to players being limited to specific communities and/or games based on their abilities. Attempts at improving cross-ability access to any of those are often limited in the experience they provide or disregard multiplayer experiences.
> >
> > In this talk, I will cover our work in inclusive gaming for blind people, I will first 1) describe how blind people are playing with others and the inherent challenges, 2) how we explored ability-based asymmetric roles as a design approach to create engaging and challenging mixed-ability play, and lastly 3) how despite inaccessibility, blind content creators are playing mainstream games.
> >
> > hope to see you then!
> > Joon
> >
> > ---
> > JiWoong (Joon) Jang, (he/him) -?joonbug.me
> > Ph.D. Student, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
> > Carnegie Mellon University | School of Computer Science
> >
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From jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu  Mon Apr 10 15:34:06 2023
From: jiwoongj at andrew.cmu.edu (Joon Jang)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:34:06 -0400
Subject: [Access Lunch]  This Week: Lucas Gil Nadolskis and Yunzhi Li
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Hi everyone, for the next two weeks, with the run-up to the CHI conference and other events we?re excited to share work out from students here at CMU!

As usual we?ll be meeting on?Wed 4/12 noon-1PM?in NSH 1109 (in-person) and Zoom (https://cmu.zoom.us/j/99230267646?pwd=Q2pPRUtBQVJBd25lZmlpNjBYQTZGdz09)

We?ll be joined this week by Lucas and Yunzhi:
Lucas is a?masters student at CMU working on neural prosthesis for the blind, and his talk will be titled -?Building an accessible pathway to neuroscience research: challenges and solutions on papers, presentations and books.?He will be previewing a talk he?s giving to the?arXiv Accessibility Forum next week?alongside his research.

Yunzhi, a Ph.D. student in HCII, will be presenting on his work for CHI -?Breaking the "Inescapable" Cycle of Pain: Supporting Wheelchair Users' Upper Extremity Health Awareness and Management with Tracking Technologies.

hope to see you there!
Joon

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Carnegie Mellon University | School of Computer Science

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From knorris2 at andrew.cmu.edu  Mon Apr 24 08:58:00 2023
From: knorris2 at andrew.cmu.edu (Kimberly Norris)
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 08:58:00 -0400
Subject: [Access Lunch] GAAD Event Invitation
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*Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with us! *

The Digital Accessibility Office is hosting a conference-style event May
18, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Jared L. Cohon University
Center, Rangos Ballroom.

We are pleased to welcome David DeNotaris, author of "Feeling Your Way
Through Life: A Journey Through Challenges, Insights and Possibilities" as
our keynote speaker. He will be sharing his personal journey with us and
talking about the importance of accessible technology as a foundation for
education and employment.

The keynote presentation will be followed by workshops, including a
demonstration of Apple's accessibility features from Jeff Bigham, and a
panel discussion with guests from Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh, and others about accessibility initiatives in our
region.

Please register on our website:
https://www.cmu.edu/computing/dao/news/2023/apr/gaad.html



*Kimberly Norris*

*Digital Accessibility Coordinator*

*Computing Services**, Digital Accessibility Office*



Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Digital Accessibility Office Website
<https://www.cmu.edu/computing/dao/index.html>

knorris2 at andrew.cmu.edu
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From chaynesm at andrew.cmu.edu  Fri May  5 10:17:39 2023
From: chaynesm at andrew.cmu.edu (Carl Haynes-Magyar)
Date: Fri, 5 May 2023 10:17:39 -0400
Subject: [Access Lunch] ReThink - Issue 3 - Disability and Accessibility
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Check out https://ncwit.org/news-events/rethink/.

-- 

Carl C. Haynes-Magyar, Ph.D.
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow
Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) | Carnegie Mellon University
office: Newell-Simon Hall 2602C
website: cchmagyar.com
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From chaynesm at andrew.cmu.edu  Mon Jun 12 16:15:04 2023
From: chaynesm at andrew.cmu.edu (Carl Haynes-Magyar)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:15:04 -0400
Subject: [Access Lunch] Fwd: [AccessSTEM] This week in accessibility
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From: Amanda Lacy <lacy925 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 4:12?PM
Subject: Re: [AccessSTEM] This week in accessibility
To: AccessSTEM Team participants <accessstem at u.washington.edu>


I liked the article on remote options. I can strongly relate to the
autistic student in the loud lecture hall. I'm blind, as well as
hypersensitive, and I literally don't understand how it's physically
possible to learn at all in a room with 100+ students making noise and
talking, especially when they break out into groups and everyone is
talking. How can you possibly pick out a single individual? I just hear
noise. I sometimes wonder if everyone else is just pretending that they're
working in these nonfunctional spaces.

On Jun 12, 2023, at 2:01?PM, blaser at uw.edu wrote:

Hi all -

Here's some of what I read *last* week.  :)

Brianna

Articles and reports


   - Reputation, Affordability, Location and? Mental Health?
   <http://insidehighered.com/news/student-success/health-wellness/2023/06/06/how-prospective-students-value-colleges-mental>
   (Inside Higher Ed) Marcus Hotaling, director of Union College?s
   Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center and president of the Association for
   University and College Counseling Center Directors, toured campuses this
   year with his precollege daughter and noticed something interesting. Tour
   guides, he recalls, ?were actively talking about counseling services,
   letting people know of the services and sessions? available to students.
   - Report: Colleges Help, and Hurt, Student Mental Health
   <https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/health-wellness/2023/06/07/how-colleges-both-help-and-hurt-student-mental>
   (Inside Higher Ed) College students face a wide range of challenges in
   their mental health, and institutions may be compounding the problem. A May
   report commissioned by the educational consultant group College Futures
   Foundation details the structures of higher education that can impact the
   mental well-being of its learners, both positively and negatively.
   - Recognizing an ?Untapped Resource?
   <https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/diversity/2023/06/06/illinois-lawmakers-urge-neurodiversity-inclusion-higher-ed>
   (Inside Higher Ed) The Illinois General Assembly recently passed a
   resolution encouraging colleges and universities to recognize the strengths
   of neurodiverse students and employees and better accommodate their needs.
   It also calls on these institutions to adopt an inclusion statement that
   ?embraces the fact that every student is different and should be encouraged
   to reach their full potential.?
   - More Students Want Virtual-Learning Options. Here?s Where the Debate
   Stands.
   <https://www.chronicle.com/article/more-students-want-virtual-learning-options-heres-where-the-debate-stands?sra=true&cid=gen_sign_in>
   (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Concentrating in large lecture halls
   has always been a challenge for Harper Chambers, a rising senior studying
   neuroscience at Princeton University. That?s because Chambers has autism,
   which he said makes him extra sensitive to light and noise. But when
   Chambers got a concussion last fall, his ?acute? sensitivity temporarily
   became even more severe.
   - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: When communication all changed
   <https://themindhears.org/2023/06/08/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-when-communication-all-changed/>
   (The Mind Hears) On Wednesday March 11, 2020, the governor of New York
   announced that all in-person classes were to be suspended at my university
   until the end of the semester. As the news spread, my colleagues speculated
   that the shutdown might last a few weeks or months. To me it felt more
   significant, not unlike the aftermath of 9/11 when we realized that the
   world had irrevocably changed. As a virologist, I had some idea about what
   was to come; as a deaf individual, I did not fully comprehend what this
   would entail for me.


Events and Opportunities

   - Now hiring ? join the ASAN team!
   <https://autisticadvocacy.org/2023/06/now-hiring-join-the-asan-team/?emci=eba6444c-7c04-ee11-907c-00224832eb73&emdi=4ee875c4-a404-ee11-907c-00224832eb73&ceid=27125712&fbclid=IwAR2Wr2RLCZiHmPBsYCSy4DKdDfxDRMBlOZuuC85d8yoWHoBL0tyzrbX04-Y>
   (Autistic Self Advocacy Network) ASAN is hiring for a Communications
   Associate position. Consider becoming a part of the team and helping us
   reach our grassroots community! The Communications Associate will take the
   lead on communicating effectively about ASAN?s work, events, and
   publications. They will also take an active role in planning events
   including Day of Mourning and ACI. They will work closely with ASAN?s
   Deputy Director of Operations. The job is a salaried position paying
   $57,000/year with comprehensive health insurance and up to 5 weeks of paid
   time off per year.


Brianna Blaser, Ph.D. (she/her)
University of Washington, DO-IT
washington.edu/doit
206-221-4163 |  blaser at uw.edu
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