Last week, we had special visitors: ‚die Maus‘ came for a visit along many small and ‘big’ children. Under the theme ‘Technology for an inclusive future’, we set up four interactive stations as part of #TürenAufMitDerMaus2024, where young and old could playfully
explore 3D printing,
immerse themselves in Austrian sign language,
learn about how circuits and LEDs work, and
reflect on what solidarity actually means.
Many thanks to our curious visitors, who participated wonderfully and with great interest at each station. We look forward to seeing you again next year!
ACCESSTECH had a strong presence at this year’s „Mensch und Computer“ (MuC) in Karlsruhe, Germany. Founded in 2001, the MuC conference is the largest conference series on human-computer interaction in Europe.
Almost the entire ACCESSTECH team was on site to present our work and goals in various workshops, paper presentations and panel discussions to an interested audience of experts.
Oliver then took part in a panel discussion on the topic of ‘The State of (In)Accessibility in Academia’ and used their own experiences to argue that the removal of barriers is a continuous process and can only be successful if it is actively driven forward by all parties involved (with and without disabilities). With these comprehensive contributions and a dazzling appearance (see photo below), we have evidently succeeded in giving visibility and publicity to our concerns among a (partly somewhat traditional) audience.
All in all, it was a very successful conference which, in addition to the professional aspects, also offered an excellent supporting programme with a festival atmosphere and cultural evening events in an impressive setting. We would like to thank everyone involved in the organisation and implementation and congratulate them on a fabulous MuC24!
We sponsor a lunchtime lecture at the HCI Group and are happy to let you know we invited Ruadhán James Flynn to tell us about “Whose Standpoint Matters? Imagining Disability Justice”. Please find all information directly at the website of the HCI Group or in the video (in ÖGS).
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.