Open to Disability: The Role of Open Access in a Disabled Higher Education Experience
Location
Central Library - Parlor (6th Floor)
Start Date
27-10-2021 11:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2021 12:00 PM
Description
Often when we talk about “accessibility” in higher education, particularly in libraries, we talk about access to materials—whether through open pathways or otherwise—and even the affordability of resources. But this term has a particular meaning in disability contexts, specifically the ways in which we design content, spaces, services, and more to be accessed by disabled users with their varied needs in mind. This presentation will provide a general framework for the social model of disability, share my personal experiences being a disabled person in higher education, and offer some strategies for how open access advocates can incorporate disability-specific accessibility into their work.
Recommended Citation
Pirkle, Alexandra, "Open to Disability: The Role of Open Access in a Disabled Higher Education Experience" (2021). Open Access Week. 5.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/oaweek/2021/1/5
Open to Disability: The Role of Open Access in a Disabled Higher Education Experience
Central Library - Parlor (6th Floor)
Often when we talk about “accessibility” in higher education, particularly in libraries, we talk about access to materials—whether through open pathways or otherwise—and even the affordability of resources. But this term has a particular meaning in disability contexts, specifically the ways in which we design content, spaces, services, and more to be accessed by disabled users with their varied needs in mind. This presentation will provide a general framework for the social model of disability, share my personal experiences being a disabled person in higher education, and offer some strategies for how open access advocates can incorporate disability-specific accessibility into their work.