[Access Lunch] Happening Today: Reading for this Week

[Sara Kingsley]

Thank you so much for sharing Aaron, I really appreciated the read

On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 9:11 AM Aaron Steinfeld <steinfeld at cmu.edu> wrote:

> I have conflicts today, but this short article my wife wrote a while back
> may be of interest for the topic of invisible disabilities. Most people
> don't realize she is deaf because her hair hides her cochlear implant and
> hearing aid. Her deaf accent is light enough that some people assume she's
> from another country. Things changed when she used a wheelchair for a while.
>
> Wheelchair opens up new world
> by Lisa A. Goldstein
> October 5, 2000
> http://web.archive.org/web/20010219050849/www.progressive.org/mpvdgo00.htm
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron
>
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 8:50 AM Cynthia Bennett <cbennet2 at andrew.cmu.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> *From:* Accessibility-lunch <accessibility-lunch-bounces+cbennet2=
>> andrew.cmu.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Sara Kingsley
>> *Sent:* Monday, March 22, 2021 3:00 PM
>> *To:* accessibility-lunch at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
>> *Subject:* [Access Lunch] Reading for this Week
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> Please find the reading for this week attached, the paper is,
>> "Invisibility in Disability and Assistive Technology."
>>
>>
>>
>> The article discusses the roles of visibility and stigma and assistive
>> technology.
>>
>>
>>
>> A few motivating questions for the discussion are below.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Questions:*
>>
>>    - How should designers design assistive technology to help users keep
>>    their disability invisible?
>>    - Should designers create public awareness campaigns that address and
>>    attempt to combat stigma instead? Here, the idea is that addressing stigma
>>    could help alleviate challenges persons living with disabilities have when
>>    wearing or using assistive technology
>>
>>
>>
>> To access the meeting, please use this Zoom conference link:
>> https://cmu.zoom.us/j/95170225799?pwd=UkhZWmwwUkp6M3BMR1dsM0taNjNnZz09
>>
>>
>>
>> Meeting date: Thursday, March 25
>>
>> Meeting Time: 1:30 pm EST
>>
>>
>>
>> Looking forward to our discussion on Thursday.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sara
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Sara Kingsley*
>>
>> PhD student, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
>>
>> School of Computer Science
>>
>> Carnegie Mellon University
>>
>> Pittsburgh, PA, USA
>>
>> website: www.sarakingsley.info
>>
>>
>>
>> *want to chat about research, projects or coursework?*
>>
>> please feel free to schedule time to meet with me at this link, thank
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-- 
*Sara Kingsley*
PhD student, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
website: www.sarakingsley.info

*want to chat about research, projects or coursework?*
please feel free to schedule time to meet with me at this link, thank you:
https://calendly.com/sarakingsley/sara-schedule
<https://calendly.com/sarakingsley/schedule>
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