GGC SLCC 2010 Presentation

GimpGirl Community: Women With Disabilities Rethinking, Redefining, and Reclaiming Community

GimpGirl: A Tech Timeline
Started in 1998 on SerenityMOO, a text-based virtual world
Had four email lists to start, serving niche subcommunities within the women with disabilities community
Transitioned to LiveJournal in 2003
Opened on Second Life, IRC, Facebook and Twitter in 2008

GimpGirl: Our Website Moodle

GimpGirl: Facebook

GimpGirl: Twitter

GimpGirl: Flickr

Second Life

Second Life
Provides opportunity to network with other disability, women and nonprofit groups
Allows easier collaboration within our community
We have weekly support group meetings for women with disabilities only
We have events that are open to the general public for fundraising and discussion or presentation of issues relevant to women with disabilities
Needed adaptations for further accessibility

Interdependent Models of Access to Virtual Worlds
Accommodation for individuals as requested
Architectural access to community space
Look accessible in virtual spaces
Universal Design for use of community tools
Put forethought into basic accessibility on website, virtual space, and any online tools or physical space used

Conclusion
We come together to share our lives, in a safe space that centers more on the strengths we have as a collective
Radically inclusive of all disabilities and a broad definition of "woman"
Over the years it has developed into a growing and evolving collective dedicated to peer counseling and advocacy with a DIY, sexy, geeky spirit
Over 1500 members, mostly English-speaking and in a range of different countries

GimpGirl Staff
Katherine Mancuso / Muse Carmona
Jennifer Cole / JennyLin Arashi
Lucy MacDonald / Ofelia Pevensey
Alejandra Ospina / Aleja Asturias

GimpGirl Board
Liz Henry
Len Burns
Jason Nolan
Ricky Buchanan
08/27/09

GGC SLCC 2010 Presentation

by Jennifer Cole on Aug 25, 2010

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