Dear all,

Just a short note to say that tomorrow, at 11:30-12:30 I will give a talk titled “Bridging Sensory Gaps: Innovations for Inclusivity” at DARIAH as part of their Friday Frontiers series, if you have time and interest, please join us by registering here: : https://dariah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpde-urTkvE9TT68rF0Kf_Vxsqa8YapLhl

Best regards,

Nasrine

About the talk: With an estimated 15% of the world population experiencing some form of disability, have we truly considered what ‘inclusion’ and ‘equal opportunity’ means for all? This talk confronts the reality that most spaces, technologies, and innovations are predominantly designed for individuals with their senses and functionalities intact.

How would you as a person with deafblindness interact with the world – a world filled with navigation and mobility challenges, inaccessible information, and technologies that rely on the senses of sight and hearing?  In this talk, Nasrine Olson (PhD, Associate Professor) will introduce the idea behind the formation of the Centre for Inclusive Studies at University of Borås and will present a few projects that have explored ways in which technology can be leveraged to level the playing field.