<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<br><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We are excited to announce that the Accessibility Lunch Seminar Series will resume on Monday, September 16th. We are a community that designs, makes, and studies technology to make the world accessible. Every Monday, we meet to talk about each other's work, listen to local accessibility advocates, or hear from guest speakers.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Please note that we have shifted to 11:30 AM this semester, and each session will be held in a different room. We will send an announcement for each session to this mailing list. Alternatively, this information would also be present on our </span><a target="_blank" href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y19kM2E2NGQ4ZmUzNDdlZDM2MDQ3YjIwYWQxOTVhOGU3ODA2YTJhZDQzMjE3YmI5NTIwOTc3MGU1NTU5YjBkMWZjQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20" class="editor-rtfLink" style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Google Calendar</span></a><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">. Zoom would be available for each session, but we strongly encourage you to attend in person!</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">This Monday, we meet in NSH 3305 to hear from our in-person guest speaker - Erin Higgins (</span><a target="_blank" href="https://erinlhiggins.github.io/" class="editor-rtfLink" style="color:rgb(74,110,224);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">https://erinlhiggins.github.io/</span></a><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">), a PhD candidate from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.</span><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Abstract: I will discuss my work regarding increasing access to AT. This work has taken several iterations, including connecting physical therapists, end users, and makers to develop highly custom ATs and developing a program within our university where students with disabilities requested AT devices from us that could not be easily acquired through other methods or were a better reflection of their unique identity. My most recent work expands this idea by partnering with the Maryland State Department of Disability to provide 3D printing services to the state of Maryland. We have developed an ecosystem of support between individuals who request AT, the state department of disability, and our research lab to facilitate this AT development. This work is important because there is no requirement for documentation or specific devices that individuals can or cannot have. It allows for increased access to AT for individuals who might not consider themselves "disabled" and might not have access to adequate medical care. I will also discuss the makerspace work I have done in collaboration with Pittsburgh and Baltimore's Parks and Recreation Department. We have discovered that many community spaces feel ill-equipped to support youth with disabilities who come into their space, and several strategies that our partners have taken to make their spaces more inclusive. Developing solutions to support neurotypical and neurodiverse learning in one community setting is an area I would like to continue exploring in future research.</span></p><div><br></div><div>See you all on Monday!</div><div>Thanks and regards,</div><div>Peya</div><div><br></div><div>PS: <a href="https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/accessibility-lunch">Click here to subscribe to our mailing list.</a></div>PPS: Here are the Zoom details:<br><a href="https://cmu.zoom.us/j/99282851029?pwd=CUYhUGEykBYvMAGO2zwKeoig3abPzN.1">Join Zoom Meeting</a> <div>Meeting ID: 992 8285 1029 <br></div><div>Passcode: a11y </div></div>