How are access possibilites changing with the affordances and constraints of new technologies?
chip bruce
(chip@uiuc.edu)
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Subject Areas
| Educational Technology, Information Science |
Grade Levels
Unit Keywords
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newlit,EPS304,LIS450NL,LIS391, lis491, class |
Background and Resources
READINGS
 Burbules, Nick, & Bruce, Bertram C. (1999). Access lecture [26 mins.]
Coyle, Karen (1994, October 8). Access: Not just wires. Paper presented at the CPSR Annual Meeting, San Diego.
Waddell, Cynthia D. (1998, June 17). Applying the ADA to the Internet: A web accessibility standard. National Conference "In Pursuit . . . . A Blueprint for Disability Law and Policy. American Bar Association.
WEB SITES
Center for Applied Special Technology
The Access Board is a Federal agency committed to accessible design. Access Currents is a free newsletter the Board issues every other month by mail and e-mail.
Established in 1984, the Center for IT Accommodation (CITA) is a nationally recognized model demonstration facility influencing accessible information environments, services, and management practices.
RESOURCES
The UCLA Internet Project (2001, July). Surveying the digital future.
Aiming to document the social impact of the Internet over a generation, researchers at UCLA's Center for Communication Policy launched the World Internet Project -- an ambitious ongoing survey of the behavior, lifestyle, and Internet use of households around the world. "Surveying the Digital Future" is the first report to emerge from the project. It details data from over two thousand U.S. households regarding many aspects of Internet use and non-use and the attitudes Americans hold toward the Internet. Read beyond the Executive Summary for fascinating findings with implications for libraries and other information providers. [Summary from UIUC LIS Library]
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Dialogues, Discussions, and Presentations
(1) Consider access to information and communication technologies in terms of these questions: - What was/will be the situation in 1900? in 2002? in 2020?
- How is access on this dimension changing?
- What are the chief barriers to access on this dimension?
- What could/should be done to change the situation?
- How would improving access in this way impact access along other dimensions?
You may wish to use frameworks such as the demographic dimensions such as wealth, physical ability, language, or gender or the implementation dimensions of design, distribution, use, and interpretation.
(2) Critique your own project in terms of access. Again use either (or both) the demographic or implementation frameworks. |
Assessment, Related Questions, and Story of the Unit
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