BÄM!

In mid-May the AccessTech core team was finally complete and met for a retreat in beautiful Carinthia, near Lake Ossiach, from May 23rd to May 24th.

Selfie with project members smiling.  From left front to right: Felix sitting in a wheelchair, Ekat wearing a dashing shirt, Katta posing, Robin kneeling down smiling, Kay kneeling down squinting, Katharina leaning forward and smiling, Lou grinning into the camera and Janis holding the camera.

We used those two days to fully concentrate on how to approach our big project, what we want to achieve within its different subtopics and what we need to do so. Along the way we also got to know each other better as a team with our strengths as well as weaknesses and defined our guiding principle for the project:

Everybody is talking about access, accessibility and equality, but to really give a sense of what access actually means, we decided to use this project to make a little ‘BAM!’ to increase crip (self-)awareness in this world!

Sidenote: Breaks are important! In between, we also took enough time to clear our heads again and how could a project better kick off than with a full rainbow…

Some project members and interpreters looking over Lake Ossiach with a rainbow spanning both sides of the lake.

ACCESSTECH is starting out

Videos show content in International Sign (left) and Austrian Sign Language (right).

As the team assembles, we are happy to present this web page to you now. It will serve as an invitation and communication platform for our results as well as an archive of our activities. Please feel free to reach out with your feedback at any time! Also let us know if you’re interested in collaborating with us. You do not have to be an academic!

ÖGGF Gender Lecture

Videos show content in International Sign (left) and Austrian Sign Language (right).

On Tuesday, March 19th 2024 at 6pm, Katta Spiel will give an online talk on “Tech-Utopias between Cyborgs and Care – What Access has to do with Solidarity and Feminism”. It will be given in German and interpreted to Austrian Sign Language. The talk is part of the ÖGGF Lecture Series on Current Positions in Gender Studies. ÖGGF stands for Gender Studies Association Austria. They request you register at office{at}oeggf.at.

Poster Version of the Invitation in German. All information has been put in text already.