List of topics for the accessibility fishbowl!

February 6, 2012 in iConference 2012
Tags: accessibility, fishbowl, iconference 2012, topics

I am sure you are as excited as we are now that our iConference 2012 event “Accessibility in the iSchools: Not Just for People with Disabilities?” is only 2 days away! Here is the final list of topics for discussion. Don’t forget: the discussion will be held on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012, from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, in room “York A” of the conference venue.

List of topics for discussion:

• Important themes and values found within accessibility research
• Connections between accessibility research and related fields
• Introduction to the iSchools for accessibility researchers
• How is iSchool accessibility research different from accessibility elsewhere?
• Accessibility for people who don’t have disabilities (e.g., foreign languages, situational impairments, culture, economics), e.g., universal access
• Challenges of and needs for effective machine transcription systems
• Barriers to accessibility within iSchools
• Lessons learned from accessibility and related research
• Respecting participants and including them in research
• Entering and working within participant communities
• Conducting longitudinal research with people with limited abilities
• Disseminating research results (as publications, open source technology, etc.)
• Legal and ethical concerns (e.g., IRB, recruiting challenges)
• Conducting research in situ or in the lab
• Participatory research and design
• Integrating service learning into course curriculum, benefits and lessons learned
• Open areas that still need active research

Hope to see you at the discussion on Wednesday!