Mediated Publics for Inclusion
Mediated publics for inclusion are spaces that are open up participation to all. As a study, I created Crafting Access to empower communications access for deaf and hard of hearing students in workplace, it’s impact, and what this might mean for design. My research into communications access began with the question of communications in collaboration. Informed by research on innovative environments are the result of the larger social interactions within communities of collaborators. Where the sparks for innovation are found in these spaces isn’t the primary tasks, but in the side or social conversations. Inability to access social conversation has consequences for career satisfaction for deaf and hard of hearing, but also anyone with a barriers to social communications from gender to language. These barriers isolate workers and. In the case of the deaf and hard of hearing, we see especially high numbers of un- or underemployed and reliant on public assistance, some of which can be traced to workplace discomfort. For those that stay in the workforce, advancement and achievement can be out of reach as social conversation is associated with career advancement. How might these barriers come down to create more inclusive spaces? My thesis work takes the position that social conversation requires social tools and reframes self-directed access as empowerment.
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- 2. CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR EDWARDS transcription: east.typewell.com/gdglpoih
- 3. Our biggest creative breakthroughs come when people learn from, compete with, and collaborate with other people. Richard Florida
- 4. SOCIALTASK
- 5. CASE STUDY: SMALL & IN FLUX DECLINE IN DHH YOUTH POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION NOT IN LABOR FORCE 16.5%4.3% 26% Holt, Judith, Sue Hotto, and Kevin Cole. “DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Third Edition, 1994.” Research Support & International Affa. Gallaudet University, 21 Mar. 2012. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. <https://research.gallaudet.edu/Demographics/factsheet.php>. Allen, Thomas E. “Who Are the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Students Leaving High School and Entering Postsecondary Education?” Research Support & International AffairsG. Gallaudet University, 05 Dec. 2011. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. <https://Fresearch.gallaudet.edu/AnnualSurvey/whodeaf.php>.
- 7. WORKER COWORKER BOSSSENNETT’S SOCIAL TRIANGLE Sennett, Richard. Together: The rituals, pleasures and politics of cooperation. Yale University Press, 2012.
- 9. APPLY JOB LEADS INTERVIEW INSIDE CONTACTS TRAIN MEETING COLLEAGUES WORK COLLAB- ORATION PROMOTION WORK- RELATED GOSSIP SUPERVISE EMPLOYEE SENTIMENT CAREER STAGES HIRING WORKING ADVANCING SOCIAL NEEDS SELF DEFINITION DISCLOSURE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT NOTES & TIMELINE IDENTIFYING ALLIES CONVERSATION FRAMEWORK
- 11. SCORE ASSOCIATION (nonprofit) COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY (positive deviance) WALK [YOUR CITY] (tactile urbanism)
- 12. ZINES (hand made, open distribution)
- 13. TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING IN THE WORKPLACE
- 14. HACK a strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s daily activities CRAFT an activity involving skill
- 15. INDVIDUAL ASSESSMENT INTERDEPENDENCE GUIDED DISCUSSION FINDING ALLIES RULES OF ENGAGEMENTDEFINE & DISCLOSE
- 16. “It's very interesting and useful when we discussed and share experiences together. I learned something new from others like how to deal with an interview.”
- 17. ASSUMPTION ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES Social systems turn impairments into disabilities. Access to social communications requires social tools. Web & social media Online communities Free & paid work- books Low-cost workshops Paid 1-on-1 coaching Develop free-to-paid framework that supports interdependent accessibility. Individual empowerment System interdependence Facilitating 1-on-1 and group interactions Distributing workbook and framework online Impacting career services tools Develop workshop distribution channel Job coaching and intersecting with career consultants Make use of emerging behavior change tech Relieve anxiety over access challenges through pre-planning Support conversations allies and impaired Increasing agency and job satisfaction for DHH in their careers. INTENDED SHORT TERM OUTCOMES INTENDED LONG TERM OUTCOMES ASSUMPTION THEORY OF CHANGE
- 18. WORKSHOPS
- 20. CAREER SERVICES
- 21. ONLINE
- 24. Nobody goes for a walk without having something that supports that walk, something outside of ourselves. Judith Butler Examined Life: Judith Butler and Sunaura Taylor. Dir. Astra Taylor. Perf. Slavoj Zizek, Cornel West, Peter Singer, Judith Butler, and Kwame Anthony Appiah. Zeitgeist Films, 2008. YouTube. Google, 6 Oct. 2010. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0HZaPkF6qE>.