Community Workshop and Design Crit Topics from 2018
- Justin Obara
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ELIA Font | Community Workshop | Byron Johnson, Andrew Chepaitis | December 12, 2018 |
Description: ELIA Life Technology (ELT) is a public benefit corporation that develops assistive technology for people who have a visual impairment. The company’s flagship product is the ELIA Frames™ font: an intuitive tactile font for people who are previously sighted. Designed with independence in mind, the ELIA Frames™ font has been developed with funding from the National Institutes of Health.
ELIA Frames™ was formally introduced to the world with a successful Kickstarter Campaign and debuted at the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. The company is a member of the NEW INC. cultural incubator, affiliated with the New Museum.
Andrew Chepaitis is the president and CEO. Byron Johnson is the Research and Operations Manager. ELT is based in Brooklyn, NY. |
Co-design with SEWA in Ahmedabad, India | Design Crit | Dana and Michelle | December 11, 2018 | Dana and Michelle will give a recap of their trip to India and the co-design they did there. |
Addressing Institutional Barriers to Access in Financial Systems | Community Workshop | Kris Coward | November 28, 2018 | An estimated 1.7 billion people lack access to financial services through traditional banking systems, often due to systemic barriers such as having to meet identification requirements (while living in a jurisdiction without an adequately functioning civil society to issue the necessary identification). Cryptocurrencies have been touted as possible solution, but introduce their own barriers to access, as well as suffering from barriers between crypto-finance and traditional finance. These barriers will be examined, as well as technical and policy measures that can help remove them. |
WCAG 2.1 changes | Community Workshop | Lisa | November 21, 2018 | We will be discussing updates to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in version 2.1. |
Prefs Framework | Community Workshop | Justin | November 14, 2018 | We’ll be talking about the Preferences Framework, the framework behind UI Options and other preferences editors. We’ll be discussing the integrator experience and, if time, the user experience and future plans for the preferences framework. |
IDRC Website Design | Design Crit | Jon, Michelle | November 13, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday November 13th, Michelle and I will be revisiting the IDRC website designs created 2 years ago, and discuss some possible changes and updates. |
"Seeing with Other Eyes" | Community Workshop | Lisa | November 7, 2018 | Lisa will be recapping, "Seeing with Other Eyes”, a photography exhibit by and for the visually impaired at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. |
SJRK and Platform Co-op websites | Design Crit |
| November 6, 2018 | We will be covering the SJRK website mockups, and if time permitting, discuss platform co-op site design as well. |
Design History and Speculative Future of UIO | Community Workshop | Alan | October 31, 2018 | Description:
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Template for doing co-design for the Inclusive Cities Toolkit | Design Crit |
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Feedback for Social Justice Repair Kit website design | Design Crit |
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Project Show and Tell | Design Crit |
| October 24, 2018 | We’ll be making the time available for doing a “show and tell” for some of our projects. If you have something that you’d like to quickly show and talk about, please let me know. |
GSoC Mentors Summit Debrief | Community Workshop | Gregor | October 17, 2018 | Gregor will be providing a debrief from this years GSoC (Google Summer of Code) mentor’s summit. |
DEEP 2018 debrief | Design Crit |
| October 16, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday October 16th, we will be doing a debrief and retrospective on this year's DEEP conference. |
On Continuing Creativity and What Lies in the Path of the Revolution: Thinking through the hard problems of designing, using, and changing software in practice. | Community Workshop | Colin Clark, Antranig Basman, Philip Tchernavskij | October 3, 2018 | Colin, Antranig, and Philip will be talking about On Continuing Creativity and What Lies in the Path of the Revolution: Thinking through the hard problems of designing, using, and changing software in practice. |
Documenting Accessibility in Wireframes | Community Workshop | Rob Carr | September 26, 2018 | Description:
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DEEP 2018 presentations part 2 | Design Crit | Jon Hung | September 25, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday September 25th, we will be continuing our planning of the DEEP conference. I will be facilitating the discussion about the 5 minute Open House stories, and how we might impart inclusive flavours to the narratives we share. |
Connecting Offline Learners to the World's Knowledge | Community Workshop | Nicole Comforto | September 19, 2018 | Description:
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DEEP conference preparations | Design Crit |
| September 18, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday Sep 18, we will be talking about the DEEP upcoming conference on October 12 - 13. We'll be talking about presentations, demos, and IDRC roles during the 2 day conference / party. |
The Republic of Childhood: Learning from the Future | Community Workshop | Neil Wilson | September 12, 2018 | Description:
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UIO word spacing icon | Design Crit |
| September 11, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday September 11th, we will be talking about the word spacing icon for UI Options. We will be looking for ideas for how word spacing can be represented as a graphic that scales well on a variety of devices and contexts. |
Creating a Meaningful Involvement Prototype for WCAG Silver | Community Workshop | Cybele Sack | September 5, 2018t | Description:
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New Inclusive Housing Model - Feedback Session | Community Workshop | Chris Zhang / Mohsen Mahjoobnia | August 29, 2018 | Description:
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UI Options Plus text-to-speech | Design Crit | Justin | August 28, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday August 28th, Justin will be asking for some quick feedback on the on-demand selected text-to-speech feature of UI Options Plus. There will be some extra time to cover other topics, so other discussions are welcome. |
Smart Cities | Community Workshop | Gillian / Syeda | August 22, 2018 | Gillian and Syeda will be presenting a report on smart cities from around the world. They will discuss the definition of “smart cities” and different understandings associated with the term, do a brief overview of a few smart cities that are successful and others that have a strong strategic plan to becoming “smart”, and present criticisms/feedback they have received from experts. |
Meaningful Involvement Prototype for Silver (WCAG) | Design Crit | Cybele | August 21, 2018 | This design crit is an opportunity to share ideas to increase meaningful involvement of people with disabilities in accessibility of digital content and tools. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are going through a generational transformation in the form of the Silver Task Force (AG). I'd like to get feedback on a process, prototype, user testing, and conformance model for this initiative. |
Presentation on GSoC 2018 Projects | Community Workshop | GSoC Students | August 15, 2018 | Description:
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Designing a way-finding tool for people with cognitive difficulties | Community Workshop | Neeta Khanuja | August 7, 2018 | Description:
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Inclusive Activities Brainstorming | Community Workshop | Jon Hung | August 1, 2018 | |
Exoskeleton Devices | Community Workshop | John Byrne | July 25, 2018 | |
Co-design activities for inclusive cities | Design Crit |
| July 24, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday July 24th, we will be talking about co-design activities related to designing for inclusive cities. We would like to talk about, and get feedback for, new activities that we want to do in different communities. |
MyData - A human-centered approach to personal data management | Community Workshop | Teemu Ropponen | July 18, 2018 | Description:
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Youth activism resources | Design Crit |
| July 17, 2018 | For the design crit July 17th, we will be reviewing the Social Justice Repair Kit resourcesand assist with generating a list of resources that are of interest to youth activist groups. |
Adding more contrast choices to UI Options | Design Crit |
| July 10, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday July 10th, we will be chatting about adding additional contrast themes to the contrast adjuster in UI Options, and how the adjuster can be changed to accommodate more settings. |
BIG IDeA and Our Doors Are Open | Community Workshop | David Pereyra | July 4, 2018 | |
Accessible Media Production program at Mohawk College | Community Workshop | Jennifer Jahnke | June 27, 2018 | https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/programs/graduate-studies/accessible-media-production-390 |
Storytelling tool technical audit | Design Crit | Alan, Gregor | June 26, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday June 26th, Alan and Gregor will lead an examination of the software design and architecture of the Storytelling Tool. |
Inclusive Design and Frugal Design | Community Workshop | Daniel Ura | June 20, 2018 | |
Storytelling tool Colombia trip debrief (Part 2) | Design Crit | Michelle, Dana | June 19, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday June 19, Michelle and Dana will continue sharing their experiences from Colombia where they visited two rural schools and attended a workshop in the city of Medellín, organised by Karisma. They will show some photos and talk about what they did with the students and at the workshop, and some of the issues that came up with the storytelling tool. Hopefully also discuss collectively next steps. |
Storytelling tool Colombia trip debrief | Design Crit | Michelle, Dana | June 12, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday June 12, Michelle and Dana will be sharing about their experiences in Colombia where they visited two rural schools and attended a workshop in the city of Medellín, organised by Karisma. They will show some photos and talk about what they did with the students and at the workshop, and some of the issues that came up with the storytelling tool. Hopefully also discuss collectively next steps. |
co-op student presentation | Community Workshop | co-op students | June 6, 2018 | |
Fable | Community Workshop | Abid Virani | May 30, 2018 | "Fable Tech Labs is trying to make it easier to engage people who live with a disability in the QA process. Our prototype allows companies to submit tickets to our community, test a user story, and receive a report on their experience. We are currently working towards a beta product, which will allow a ticket to reach up to ten users and allow clients to see data populate live. Our goal is to be the next step after using automated tools, with emphasis on creating great customer experiences." You can learn more about them at http://www.makeitfable.com |
Inclusive Cities website and IDRC 25th Anniversary Logo | Design Crit |
| May 29, 2018 |
http://cities.inclusivedesign.ca
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Laboratory Assistive Devices - Collaboration & Distribution | Community Workshop | Ronald Soong | May 23, 2018 | |
Firefox accessibility Inspector, AOM, and etc. | Community Workshop | Yura Zenevich | May 16, 2018 | |
Faraday's Law PhET simulation | Design Crit | Jon Hung | May 15, 2018 | Discussing the latest accessibility designs for the Faraday's Law PhET simulation including keyboard navigation, text descriptions, and possibly sonification (time permitting).
Relevant link: The current Faraday's Law sim. |
New Infusion Framework features | Community Workshop | Antranig | May 9, 2018 | Documentation pull (pls review) Implementation pull (pls review) Paper (too late to review!) Infusion is a different kind of JavaScript framework. Our approach is to leave you in control—it's your interface, using your markup, your way. Infusion is accessible and very, very configurable. Infusion includes:
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Story telling tool | Design Crit |
| May 8, 2018 | For the May 8th design crit, we will be discussing the Floe story telling tool in two different contexts: learning reflections site, and "La Planeta es la Escuela".
The description of the two contexts follow:
The goal of the Floe learning reflections site is to use the story telling tool to gather stories about unique learning styles. We plan to hold one or more sessions where we will gather stories from a broad range of participants while at the same time collecting feedback about the tool. The current version is here: https://stories.floeproject.org/
Another version of the storytelling tool is being created for our upcoming visit with Karisma, one of our SJRK partners, in Medellín Colombia. We are adding design elements from their version of the project, “La Planeta es la Escuela” or “The Planet is the School”, to the existing storytelling tool. |
Design Guides Activities: Part 2 | Community Workshop | Dana, Sepideh | May 2, 2018 | |
Sidewalk Project and Storytelling Tool | Design Crit |
| May 1, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday May 1st, we will be talking about the Sidewalk Project, and if time permits the Story Telling tool.
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Speculative Storytelling | Community Workshop | Andre Baynes | April 25, 2018 | |
Neurodevelopmental citizen research | Design Crit | Aaron Engelberg | April 24, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday April 24th, Aaron Engelberg will be sharing about a citizen science project for neurodevelopmental research. Attached is a ZIP file of PDFs related to the project including some wireframes and a project description.  |
Community Engagement through Comics | Community Workshop | Althea Balmes | April 18, 2018 | |
Disability Policy | Community Workshop | Rachel Heeb | April 11, 2018 | Rachel Heeb will be joining us to talk about her research on disability policy through an occupational lens. Rachel’s dissertation can be downloaded from the Meeting Notes wiki page. |
Inclusive Combination Locks | Design Crit | Claire | April 10, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday April 10th, Claire will be sharing designs for inclusive combination locks. |
Design Guides Activities | Community Workshop | Dana, Sepideh | April 4, 2018 | |
ILDH restructuring | Design Crit | Sepideh | April 3, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday April 3rd, Sepideh will be sharing designs for restructuring the content on the Inclusive Learning Design Handbook (or ILDH). |
Onboarding for learning with online systems | Community Workshop | Alana Callan | March 28, 2018 | Description:
New Problem Statement:Technology is an affordance that can be used to support and propagate learning in our busy, connected, global world. But how do you design for effective and engaging online learning to occur? You design it well and provide a ‘map’ so that the learner knows:
This design framework allows the instructor/faculty member/ or teacher to facilitate learning, encourage active participation, and a map of how the students will successfully arrive at the end and what they will have accomplished or experienced along the way. Proposed Outputs of My Research Project:A framework for developing critical wayfinding/navigation system that supports learners (in higher education, specifically at the college level) when they enter a learning environment (Course page, Course site, virtual environment, etc.,) and need to know where they are, where they are going, what they will be doing along the way, and how they get to the end successfully. The initial conceptualization of this project is to create a course wayfinding system or map that is built based on the learning outcomes of the course or the competencies being assessed, the organization of the course in terms of content, activities, and assessments (evaluation). Courses could then be mapped to the program outcomes or competencies. Programs could be mapped to further educational or experience pathways, career paths, or other options that could be explored by the learner. This project will focus on designing a course wayfinding/mapping framework, future research may take this further should I seek research funding or other learning opportunities that will allow me to continue with this concept development. Proposed Outcomes of Research ProjectDesign a course blueprint template that helps the content expert (teacher, faculty or instructor) align content, activities and assessment to the learning outcomes of the course. This course blueprint will be used to design a wayfinding/mapping system that will support the learner’s journey through the course and provide them with the overview and the directions they need to successfully travel to the end of the course. |
Co-design/creation discussion | Design Crit |
| March 27, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday March 27th, we will be reflecting upon the co-design and co-creation activities we have done in the recent past. We hope to uncover interesting ideas, celebrate successes, and learn from our experiences. |
Introduction to Makers Making Change | Community Workshop | Stewart Russel | March 21, 2018 | Description:
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Critical Perspectives on the Blockchain | Community Workshop | Edward Buchi | March 14, 2018 | Description:
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LipSync sip and puff "mouse" | Design Crit | Stewart Russel | March 13, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday March 13th, Stewart from Neil Squire Society’s Makers Making Change initiative will be sharing about LipSync, an assistive technology enabling mouse-like interaction via sip and puff. Please see the attached forwarded email from Stewart for additional details on LipSync. Relevant links: |
IDeA Competition 2018 | Community Workshop | Brian Carriere | March 7, 2018 | https://www.univcan.ca/programs-and-scholarships/innovative-designs-accessibility-competition/ Brian Carriere, from Universities Canada, will be coming in to talk about the upcoming IDeA competition. Afterwards we’ll continue the community meeting with a group discussion about Inclusive Design. |
Co-creating 8 80 Cities: How to meaningfully engage communities to build inclusive cities | Community Workshop | Ryan O'Connor | February 28, 2018 | 8 80 Cities | Creating cities for all Description:
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PhET Keyboard prototype, and Wordpress editor | Design Crit | Jon Hung | February 27, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday February 27th, I will be sharing about a new keyboard prototype for Faraday's Law, and also the new opportunities for Floe authoring tools in the new Gutenberg editor for Wordpress.
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Digital health surveillance & Digital rights | Community Workshop | Ellie Marshall | February 21, 2018 | |
Pattern Languages | Community Workshop | Simon | February 7, 2018 | An introduction to Pattern Languages and discussion of a Pattern Language for Infusion. |
How to design a tool for designers? | Community Workshop | Shahab Pourtalebi | January 31, 2018 | |
UI Options syllabification | Design Crit | Justin | January 30, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday January 30, Justin will be talking about the syllabification tool for UI Options (and the browser extension). This topic is tentative as it depends on a demo being ready in time. |
Pooling and Sharing Inclusive Design Resources | Community Workshop | IDRC | January 24, 2018 | Relevant links:
Description: Good afternoon. Just a reminder that next week’s Community Meeting is about Pooling and Sharing Inclusive Design Resources presented by the IDRC. We will be taking the time to compile a list of resources that either we have created, or have helped us and have referenced a lot in our projects. We’d also appreciate if you could share any resources that you may think would be helpful or relevant to the Fluid Community. |
Storytelling tool | Design Crit | Dana | January 23, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday January 23rd, Dana will be talking about some new designs for the Social Justice Repair Kit storytelling tool. |
Innovative regulatory instruments that inform the Accessibility Ecosystem | Community Workshop | Alastair McEwin / Jutta | January 17, 2018 | |
Bodies in Translation Knowledge Platform | Design Crit | Lindsay | January 16, 2018 | For the design crit Tuesday January 16th, Lindsay will be talking about the Bodies in Translation Knowledge Platform (rescheduled originally from January 9th). |
Blockchain to Design | Community Workshop | Edward Buchi | January 10, 2018 | Description:
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Fluid Project GSOC Brainstorming | Community Workshop |
| January 9, 2018 | We’ll be brainstorming potential projects for submission to this year’s Google Summer of Code: Google Summer of Code |