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<https://www.dariah.eu/> 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.