The CREATE Accessibility Seminar, CSE 590w – Accessibility Research, brings students and faculty together to explore a variety of topics relating to accessibility and technology.
Spring 2024
Spring seminars consist of short research presentations by students and affiliates, followed by discussion and critical evaluations.
Mondays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. starting April 1, 2024
Remote over Zoom
- To participate and earn 1 credit, register for CSE 590w – Accessibility Research. If you need an add code, message Aashaka Desai or Gina Clepper.
- To participate without earning credit, join the seminar mailing list. No need to register; same form as previous quarters.
- Please complete Accessibility needs form as soon as possible.
- For more information, contact the student leads, Aashaka Desai or Gina Clepper.
Monday Making – DIY Accessible Technology
CREATE is hosting Monday Making events on Mondays at 4:30 in CSE II 283 lab. Stay with us after seminar this quarter to see what the level of interest is in thinking about, and creating, various forms of DIY Accessible Technology (DIYAT) and related technologies. The space has (and is acquiring) a variety of lightweight making equipment and accessibility equipment, such as an embroidery machine, swell paper printer, a few 3D printers. The lab is configured for soldering as well. Hope to see you there!
Past topics
- Autumn 2023: Alice Wong’s Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life
- Autumn 2022: Keah Brown’s The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me
- Winter 2021: graduate student research reports
- Autumn 2021: Margaret Price’s MAD at School
- Autumn 2020: research in the intersection of disability and race, primarily focusing on under-represented minorities