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Dates: June 9-July 18, 2025. All sessions are online. ASL and CART available. Summer Institute directors: Moya Bailey and Aimi Hamraie Accessibility coordinator: Angela Stanley Funded by: The Mellon Foundation Overview What does it take to design an accessible world? For decades, design education has approached disability through the limited parameters of accessibility codes and
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The Labs for Liberation fellows are exploring how ideas about disability and race can better inform how we think about design and technology. They will examine these intersections through blog posts throughout the year. In this year’s third blog post, Chelle Sands explores the concepts of “digital migration” and “digital travel,” offering a decolonial framework
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Dates: June 9-July 18, 2025. All sessions are online. ASL and CART available. Summer Institute directors: Moya Bailey and Aimi Hamraie Accessibility coordinator: Angela Stanley Funded by: The Mellon Foundation Overview What does it take to design an accessible world? For decades, design education has approached disability through the limited parameters of accessibility codes and
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The Labs for Liberation fellows are exploring how ideas about disability and race can better inform how we think about design and technology. They will examine these intersections through blog posts throughout the year. In this year’s second blog post, Jumanah Abbas explores maps of Palestine, including controversies around mapping territory and the possibilities of
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It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the team two postdoctoral fellows and four community fellows! Learn a bit more about them below and read their full bios over on our About page. Postdoctoral Fellows Angela Stanley (she/her)Joining Team: Northwestern UniversityFavorite Snack: Plantain chips with mango sourZodiac Sign: AquariusDominant Chinese Medicine Element: EarthTheme
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The Labs for Liberation fellows are exploring how ideas about disability and race can better inform how we think about design and technology. They will examine these intersections through blog posts throughout the year. In this year’s first blog post, LJ Jaffee explores the concept of “access-washing.” Access is usually considered the goal of disability
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Over the summer we hosted a 3-day virtual retreat to get to know each other and set our intentions for the upcoming year. Yen Azarro graced us with her talented graphic recording/note-taking, and below are the images she shared with us. Day 1: Who are we and why are we here? Day 2: What are
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Hello! I am so excited to be working with the team on the Labs for Liberation project. I am a Ph.D. student in the School of Communications Media, Technology, and Society program at Northwestern University. My research bridges conversations between humanities-oriented theory from gender studies, disability studies, and literary studies with social science methodologies from
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Greetings, all – my name is Katie Sullivan, and I’m quite excited to be contributing to Labs for Liberation. Currently, I am a third-year undergraduate, studying Medicine, Health, & Society, Gender Studies, and English at Vanderbilt University. I primarily situate my scholarship and organizing efforts in critical disability and access studies; I’m interested in examining
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The Critical Design Lab at Vanderbilt University, directed by Dr. Aimi Hamraie, is seeking two Community Fellows to work on a collaborative project, Labs for Liberation. Qualified candidates are activists, artists, designers, cultural workers, access workers, and community scholars who do not necessarily have a formal academic affiliation. We are specifically looking for candidates whose
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