“I feel like solutions to inaccessibility are often rooted in whiteness, because anyone who doesn’t think about it would think it’s cool but the reality is that they’ve created accessibility for the individual, not the collective and reinforces the class hierarchyThe belief in the existence and relevance of social hierarchies must be suspended.The Beauty of Collaboration at Human Scale: Timeless patterns of human limitations The extent to which a community... More because the wealthy would be the only ones with complete accessibility.”
Source: Imani Barbarin on Twitter
This feels like an important aspect of what Liz Jackson calls a “Disability Dongle
Disability DongleA well intended and elegant, yet useless solution to a problem we never knew we had. Disability Dongles are most frequently conceived of and created in design schools and... More”. Disability donglesDisability DongleA well intended and elegant, yet useless solution to a problem we never knew we had. Disability Dongles are most frequently conceived of and created in design schools and... More are addressed to the individual, not the collective.
A well intended and elegant, yet useless solution to a problem we never knew we had. Disability Dongles
Liz Jackson | Honoring the Friction of Disability – YouTube
Disability studies, particularly as offered by disabledThe label "disabled" means so much to me. It means I have community. It means I have rights. It means I can be proud. It means I can affirm myself... More Black women like Imani Barbarin, re-roots us out exclusive accessibility for the most privilegedTo not have conversations because they make you uncomfortable is the definition of privilege. Your comfort is not at the center of this discussion.Brené Brown Power can be understood as... More and into pluralistic
Pluralism refers to people of diverse and conflicting beliefs coexisting peaceably, linked by their adherence to a shared social contract which commits members of different groups to treating others fairly... More accessibility for all. “Disability studies prevents disability dongles.”
This is why it’s absolutely essential to insert disability studies curriculum into design school.
Accessibility is only one part of disability. It’s the how.
Disability studies is the who. It’s the what. It’s the when, the where, and the why.
To be short, disability studies prevents disability dongles.
Source: Liz Jackson | Honoring the Friction of Disability – YouTube
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