THATCamp | Shawn Graham | Activity https://thatcamp.org/people/accessibility2013/activity/ Activity feed for Shawn Graham. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:23:31 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=5.1.2 en 30 hourly 2 9449386a9a472a23bf2eb94f6ae4ee6f-en Shawn Graham changed their profile picture https://thatcamp.org/activity/p/1820/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:23:23 +0000 0 28036f3d7416558fd5f18ff70b4d7fee-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Augmented Reality, Museums, and Accessibility, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/26/augmented-reality-museums-and-accessibility/ Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:41:02 +0000 I’ve been playing with smart-phone enabled augmented reality and museum collections in some of my classes. I’d be interested in talking with folks about this work, showing how we use various free software tools to […]

]]> 2525a15b4ce735b21500ce863f74339f-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Location Map, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/26/location-map/ Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:18:30 +0000 ThumbnailFrom Tom, a map of exactly where we are meeting tomorrow AM. Second Floor, Residence Commons, Room 270 (faces back out towards the street).

]]> ed7fdf2b3f8351e5fe5e663ed47e8d3d-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, How to Attend Virtually, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/?p=184 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:56:55 +0000 Thank you CWDO!
We are extremely grateful to Citizens with Disabilities Ontario for providing us access to their online conferencing system. If you intend to buzz in virtually on Saturday morning, please follow […]

]]> 8934c4fa201978ce97688422923da3f3-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Start time: 8am - 8.30, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/25/start-time-8am-8-30/ Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:37:09 +0000 Hi everyone,

The schedule for a THATCamp of course is designed bottom up, emerging from the interests of its participants. (If you’re signed up, please do suggest some ideas by logging into the site and […]

]]> 13fc36699eb0bd731f1177b328c2d620-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Partner Profile - Instructional Media Services, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/24/partner-profile-instructional-media-services/ Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:58:56 +0000 Thumbnail

We are pleased to acknowledge the support and aid that our very own Instructional Media Services and the Carleton University Event Support groups have provided for THATCamp. IMS and CUES supports faculty and […]

]]> 9071256b988c5a1e7d66536a72a01bdf-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, If anyone coming needs ASL - tell us by tonight, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/23/if-anyone-coming-needs-asl-tell-us-by-tonight/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:50:44 +0000 Hey everyone – if you require any communications accommodations like ASL or CART you must tell us by today (rather than Wednesday).

]]> 754fc34d0ca9a90fd1e2f349d8750a6f-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Registration for on-site participation now closed; Online participation still an option!, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/22/registration-for-on-site-participation-now-closed-online-participation-still-an-option/ Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:07:10 +0000 I’m dreadful at writing headlines, but that one, I think, captures the gist of it. We’ve now closed registration for physical attendance at Carleton on October 27th. However, virtual participation via our […]

]]> b525af62459d5f1fff271a31af3cad4a-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, One Week Till THATCamp!, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/19/one-week-till-thatcamp/ Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:13:11 +0000 Hi everyone!

We’ve got a great group of campers signed up for THATCamp Accessibility. Some session proposals are starting to come in – if you’ve got an idea of what it is you’d like to talk about or explore, […]

]]> 04d7c0cd9cc1f84e2a5942dc0a44a03f-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Session Proposal: Accessibility & unintended consequences of IP law, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/04/session-proposal-accessibility-unintended-consequences-of-ip-law/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:59:31 +0000 Hi everyone,

I wonder if there is a discussion to be had concerning intellectual property law and accessibility. The thought is prompted by a tweet I saw last night, concerning this article: “Guy Creates Open […]

]]> 236b2b823fbb1e6e3ad50420cbe6a3c3-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Promotional Poster for THATCamp Accessibility, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/04/promotional-poster-for-thatcamp-accessibility/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:31:00 +0000 ThumbnailTom Pokinko has designed a fully accessible pdf poster promoting THATCamp Accessibility. Most pdfs that you might come across are filled with hidden elements that can trip up a screen reader device. Tom took our […]

]]> 071856af6ea56a24650a46d7366bbe15-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Promoting an unconference on the radio, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/10/03/promoting-an-unconference-on-the-radio/ Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:01:59 +0000 I was interviewed by the Live 88.5 Startup radio morning show last week; it aired yesterday morning. Here’s the clip. Enjoy!

October 2 Unconference

]]> da360825dfc89673db5dbda9838bf267-en Shawn Graham commented on the post, The Economist on Disability, Design, and Future Technology: You, Robot?, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/09/13/the-economist-on-disability-design-and-future-technology-you-robot/#comment-7 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:05:09 +0000 It’s certainly something to think about, isn’t it? As a historian, I hadn’t thought too much further about digital media than in terms of applications for studying history. This I think would be an important […]

]]> 774be0d8ef79fe9aa5c435eeb1502a03-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Major new project on Accessibility and the Digital Humanities: BrailleSC, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/09/20/major-new-project-on-accessibility-and-the-digital-humanities-braillesc/ Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:44:56 +0000 Thumbnail

Profhacker today has an excellent post on accessibility issues and the digital humanities. It is an excellent post and worth a read by all who are interested in the intersection of DH and accessibility. I’m […]

]]> b9abc85bbac2103eca60f430bda78c28-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Announcing a New Partner: Citizens With Disabilities - Ontario, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/09/18/announcing-a-new-partner-citizens-with-disabilities-ontario/ Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:51:59 +0000 Thumbnail

We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with Citizens With Disabilites – Ontario to provide the accessible online conferencing system on October 27th. CWDO “actively promotes the rights, freedoms and […]

]]> 7fb929d9301a6623f26f1fcf11956921-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Registration Period Open Until October 20th, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/09/18/registration-period-open-until-october-20th/ Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:42:34 +0000 In the interests of making this event as accessible as possible, and to give everyone who wants to the chance to participate, we’re going to keep the registration open until one week before the day. The […]

]]> 40c5c51b080f8a1c60fad7b5739bc4f2-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Sensory Maps by Kate McLean, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/09/16/sensory-maps-by-kate-mclean/ Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:53:30 +0000 Thumbnail

Recently on Twitter I saw links to sensory maps by Kate McLean. These put me in mind of Kevin Lynch’s work in the 1960s on the ways urbanites imagined their spaces. McLean’s work is beautiful, and draws […]

]]> 2072d0dd306f7892e566f268c3f4163a-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Interactive Fiction & Dyslexia, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/09/14/interactive-fiction-dyslexia/ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:16:44 +0000 Just seen on Twitter:

Abstract: To overcome their substantial barriers to fluent reading, students with dyslexia need to be enticed to read more, and to […]

]]> e020fc68c78586394925bbbb371c441e-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, The Economist on Disability, Design, and Future Technology: You, Robot?, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/09/13/the-economist-on-disability-design-and-future-technology-you-robot/ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:58:44 +0000 ThumbnailThe Technology Quarterly of The Economist has a thought provoking article about the legal, ethical, and moral implications of the latest advances in what could be called ‘cyborg’ systems. Consider this quote by […]

]]> a6ebd98d495f3bf9fca8ca1e085ac4cb-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Game Accessibility Guidelines, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/09/11/game-accessibility-guidelines/ Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:19:41 +0000 ThumbnailWe came across the ‘Game Accessibility Guidelines‘ website this afternoon. Like a good video game, it has recommendations for basic, intermediate, and advanced actions one can do to ensure the accessibility of a […]

]]> ab3ba0f010d8a19b1e5bd3a56771c151-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Registration is now open, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/08/27/registration-is-now-open/ Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:51:00 +0000 Thumbnail

Registration is now open. We will close registration on September 21st. Registration closes on October 20th! We ask, as you fill in the registration form, that you please indicate if you have any particular […]

]]> 992190af7b50824e8a7b39e53c1816d4-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, All Our Ideas!, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/08/20/all-our-ideas/ Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:01:22 +0000 In order to kick start ideas about what we might discuss, we’re using ‘All Our Ideas’ as a way to get the conversation going. Feel free to vote, or propose new ideas, below! (Thanks to THATCamp NY for the example!)

]]> 2e47c84ea698258343b32b78809b0f20-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Partner Profile: The READ Initiative, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/06/06/why-thatcamp-accessibility/ Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:24:21 +0000 ThumbnailTHATCamp Accessibility is pleased to be partnered with Carleton University’s new ‘READ Initiative‘. READ stands for ‘Research, Education, Accessibility, and Design’, and is under the direction of the Dean of […]

]]> 030fbb243a6ef1a100fa217f72556782-en Shawn Graham wrote a new post, Coming October 27!, on the site THATCamp Accessibility 2012 http://accessibility2012.thatcamp.org/01/18/hello-world/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:38:26 +0000 ThumbnailSave the date: October 27th 2012, at Carleton University! We hope to explore the areas of overlap between the digital humanities, technology, and issues of accessibility (broadly construed). Please join us by […]

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