The overall goal of this project is to build local and regional communities to provide anticipatory guidance for (a) disabled-led technology development and (b) community articulation of values in developing disability-forward technological futures. We do this by creating a model for disability informed research, combining disability justice arts education and a community center approach to gather tech-interested southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina disability community members to consult on disability-themed research projects, as well as share in community-building through arts and games.
PI: Ashley Shew, Associate Professor, Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia Tech
Lead PI for UNCC: Damien Williams, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte;
Co-PI: Elizabeth McLain, Academy for Transdisciplinary Studies, Virginia Tech;
Co-PI: Kereshmeh Afsari, Assistant Professor, Construction Engineering, Virginia Tech.
Senior Personnel: Tyechia Thompson (English, Virginia Tech); Alice Rogers (VT LIbraries); Andrea Pitts (Philosophy, UNCC).
Sponsor: Mellon Foundation
News: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/05/clahs-research-just-dis-tech.html
