{"id":764,"date":"2022-02-16T21:31:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T02:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=764"},"modified":"2022-05-06T15:20:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T19:20:35","slug":"connecting-digital-methods-to-disability-studies","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/chapter\/connecting-digital-methods-to-disability-studies\/","title":{"raw":"2.3 Connecting Digital Methods to Disability Studies","rendered":"2.3 Connecting Digital Methods to Disability Studies"},"content":{"raw":"<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Background-label-300x100.png\" alt=\"Background\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDigital media and disability are plural, complex, and shifting arenas of embodiment.\r\n\r\n<code>[h5p id=\"32\"]<\/code>\r\n\r\nKeeping these terms in mind, let\u2019s look at an example of a research project created using digital methods by a disabled scholar of disability studies.\r\n<h1>Mapping Access<\/h1>\r\nThe \u2018inclusive campus map\u2019 was created at Vanderbilt University under the guidance of Dr. Aimie Hamraie as part of the ongoing \u2018Mapping Access\u2019 project.\u00a0 It is an excellent example of what digital methods can offer disability studies and the material impact these methods can have on disabled people's lives.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1hwcpE_y5D-qQysG8H-X93PHS9Kg&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nThe map is embedded above or you can open it in a new window by clicking this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1hwcpE_y5D-qQysG8H-X93PHS9Kg&amp;ll=36.14377540091811%2C-86.80565828084804&amp;z=15\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1hwcpE_y5D-qQysG8H-X93PHS9Kg&amp;ll=36.14377540091811%2C-86.80565828084804&amp;z=15<\/a>\r\n\r\nThis digital map can be zoomed in and zoomed out of and scrolled around\u2014at first glance, it is very similar to other digital maps created in Google Maps.\r\n\r\nIf you are viewing the map in full-screen mode or in a different window, look at the left side of the map. If you are viewing the embedded version above, click the icon that looks like a square with an arrow inside it just above the top left of the map. Here, there are a number of boxes listing different kinds of inclusive spaces and accessibility features as well as issues found on the Vanderbilt University campus. If you check one of the boxes\u2014\u2019SideWalk Obstructions - Permanent\u2019, for instance\u2014 a number of pins appear that show where mobility restricting obstructions can be found on campus (...or avoided). In the same sidebar with this checklist, there is a drop-down menu providing more specific descriptions of the locations of the obstructions, such as \u201cCommons Upper Quad\u201d or \u201cEast Lawn.\u201d\r\n\r\n<strong>The Mapping Access project is a collective and critical mapping project that draws on the lived experiences and perspectives of participants.<\/strong> It offers different information than what is provided by a traditional accessibility map because its methods are different. Hundreds of students contributed to this and other maps by participating in school-wide Map-A-Thons while others continue to update it voluntarily and as an extracurricular activity (Hamraie, 2018).\r\n\r\nThe project, Hamraie (2018) writes, turned mapping into\r\n<blockquote>\u201ca device for asking questions: what counts as access, for whom, and under what conditions?\u201d (p. 460).<\/blockquote>\r\nWhen an Ontario institution, such as an Ontario university, announces its commitment to creating an \u2018accessible\u2019 campus, its definition of \u2018accessibility\u2019 is drawn mostly from human rights codes and legislation, namely The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. This definition results in a form of accessibility based on \u2018compliance\u2019; as long as all the boxes of AODA are ticked, the university can consider itself \u2018accessible\u2019 (Hamraie, 2018; \u201cKing\u2019s Commitment to Accessibility,\u201d n.d.;\u00a0 \u201cStatement of Commitment,\u201d Toronto Metropolitan University, n.d.).\r\n\r\nHowever, the Mapping Access project prompts us to think about accessibility beyond \u2018compliance\u2019 or \u2018checkboxes\u2019. For example, what happens if an automatic door suddenly breaks down? For some people that day, the university might be totally inaccessible. And who do we have in mind when we are thinking about accessibility? Who may we be leaving out?\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Reflection-label-300x101.png\" alt=\"Reflection\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" \/>\r\n\r\nRevisit the inclusive campus map of Vanderbilt University. How does the map demonstrate, or not, the claim earlier in the module that digital media and disability are plural, shifting, and complex?\r\n\r\n<code>[h5p id=\"30\"]<\/code>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Activity-label-300x100.png\" alt=\"Activity\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/>\r\n\r\nNow that we have learned about the Mapping Access project, let's examine the accessibility of our own neighbourhoods through Access Now. Access Now is a crowd-sourced online platform that is trying to map accessibility around the world (Access Now, n.d.) through submissions from disabled people. You can learn more about them at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/accessnow.com\/about\/\">https:\/\/accessnow.com\/about\/.<\/a>\r\n\r\nFor this activity, navigate to the Access Now Map: <a href=\"https:\/\/map.accessnow.com\/?lng=%lngCode%\">https:\/\/map.accessnow.com\/?lng=%lngCode%<\/a>. The map should automatically show the neighbourhood you are in right now. You can also search in the top left corner for other places you are interested in exploring.\r\n\r\n<code>[h5p id=\"46\"]<\/code>","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Background-label-300x100.png\" alt=\"Background\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Background-label-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Background-label-65x22.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Background-label-225x75.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Background-label-350x117.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Background-label.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Digital media and disability are plural, complex, and shifting arenas of embodiment.<\/p>\n<p><code><\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-32\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-32\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"32\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Plural, Complex, and Shifting Arenas of Embodiment\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Keeping these terms in mind, let\u2019s look at an example of a research project created using digital methods by a disabled scholar of disability studies.<\/p>\n<h1>Mapping Access<\/h1>\n<p>The \u2018inclusive campus map\u2019 was created at Vanderbilt University under the guidance of Dr. Aimie Hamraie as part of the ongoing \u2018Mapping Access\u2019 project.\u00a0 It is an excellent example of what digital methods can offer disability studies and the material impact these methods can have on disabled people&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1hwcpE_y5D-qQysG8H-X93PHS9Kg&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The map is embedded above or you can open it in a new window by clicking this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1hwcpE_y5D-qQysG8H-X93PHS9Kg&amp;ll=36.14377540091811%2C-86.80565828084804&amp;z=15\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1hwcpE_y5D-qQysG8H-X93PHS9Kg&amp;ll=36.14377540091811%2C-86.80565828084804&amp;z=15<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This digital map can be zoomed in and zoomed out of and scrolled around\u2014at first glance, it is very similar to other digital maps created in Google Maps.<\/p>\n<p>If you are viewing the map in full-screen mode or in a different window, look at the left side of the map. If you are viewing the embedded version above, click the icon that looks like a square with an arrow inside it just above the top left of the map. Here, there are a number of boxes listing different kinds of inclusive spaces and accessibility features as well as issues found on the Vanderbilt University campus. If you check one of the boxes\u2014\u2019SideWalk Obstructions &#8211; Permanent\u2019, for instance\u2014 a number of pins appear that show where mobility restricting obstructions can be found on campus (&#8230;or avoided). In the same sidebar with this checklist, there is a drop-down menu providing more specific descriptions of the locations of the obstructions, such as \u201cCommons Upper Quad\u201d or \u201cEast Lawn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mapping Access project is a collective and critical mapping project that draws on the lived experiences and perspectives of participants.<\/strong> It offers different information than what is provided by a traditional accessibility map because its methods are different. Hundreds of students contributed to this and other maps by participating in school-wide Map-A-Thons while others continue to update it voluntarily and as an extracurricular activity (Hamraie, 2018).<\/p>\n<p>The project, Hamraie (2018) writes, turned mapping into<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201ca device for asking questions: what counts as access, for whom, and under what conditions?\u201d (p. 460).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When an Ontario institution, such as an Ontario university, announces its commitment to creating an \u2018accessible\u2019 campus, its definition of \u2018accessibility\u2019 is drawn mostly from human rights codes and legislation, namely The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. This definition results in a form of accessibility based on \u2018compliance\u2019; as long as all the boxes of AODA are ticked, the university can consider itself \u2018accessible\u2019 (Hamraie, 2018; \u201cKing\u2019s Commitment to Accessibility,\u201d n.d.;\u00a0 \u201cStatement of Commitment,\u201d Toronto Metropolitan University, n.d.).<\/p>\n<p>However, the Mapping Access project prompts us to think about accessibility beyond \u2018compliance\u2019 or \u2018checkboxes\u2019. For example, what happens if an automatic door suddenly breaks down? For some people that day, the university might be totally inaccessible. And who do we have in mind when we are thinking about accessibility? Who may we be leaving out?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Reflection-label-300x101.png\" alt=\"Reflection\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Reflection-label-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Reflection-label-65x22.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Reflection-label-225x76.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Reflection-label.png 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Revisit the inclusive campus map of Vanderbilt University. How does the map demonstrate, or not, the claim earlier in the module that digital media and disability are plural, shifting, and complex?<\/p>\n<p><code><\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-30\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-30\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"30\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Generic Reflection\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Activity-label-300x100.png\" alt=\"Activity\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Activity-label-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Activity-label-65x22.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Activity-label-225x75.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Activity-label-350x117.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/digitaldisabilitystudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2021\/11\/Activity-label.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that we have learned about the Mapping Access project, let&#8217;s examine the accessibility of our own neighbourhoods through Access Now. Access Now is a crowd-sourced online platform that is trying to map accessibility around the world (Access Now, n.d.) through submissions from disabled people. You can learn more about them at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/accessnow.com\/about\/\">https:\/\/accessnow.com\/about\/.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For this activity, navigate to the Access Now Map: <a href=\"https:\/\/map.accessnow.com\/?lng=%lngCode%\">https:\/\/map.accessnow.com\/?lng=%lngCode%<\/a>. The map should automatically show the neighbourhood you are in right now. 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