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Hi everyone, my final project talks about the relationship between art and disability, since we've been discussing CCW and multiple mediums of art that the community have created and its such a vibrant field to dig deeper in. This is a narrated PPT, where each slide accompanies a short audio clip that once you click on it, plays the presentation for the slide. Hope you enjoy!
I did some reading on what fonts and font colors are the most accessible for dyslexic people. Overall, sans-serif fonts seem to be preferred over serif fonts, with larger font sizes, line spacing, and inter-letter spacing preferred (some specific measurements outlined in this Dyslexia style guide). Avoid underlined and italicized words, but bolded text is acceptable for emphasis. Darker text on a solid colored, light but not bright white background increases readability. Be careful with greens, reds, and pinks for individuals with color blindness.
This past weekend I made a visit to the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, a museum of medical history that exists under the auspices of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. After our discussions in class last week about the myriad of ways in which so many museums and exhibits are inaccessible, particularly for individuals with sensory and mobility impairments, I wanted to pay close attention to the accessibility of the exhibits I was touring.
I have been very, very slowly catching up to my work after dealing with a new onset of symptoms this semester, but I finally have my midterm project finished! I have decided to do a semester-long project and continue working on this during finals, but here is an update on my project, subScript.
Critical Disability Studies Midterm Project: subScript
Overview:
I was initially impressed at the array of options available at various museums so people can view art regardless of how they experience art. However, the more I looked into the museums themselves, I realized that they were not created with disabled people in mind. For example, one museum was proud to announce that they had two ADA-compliant bathrooms for seven floors of art. If I were directing a museum, I would not be proud that someone would have to leave the floor they currently were on. The awkward museum layouts reminded me that art in the traditional sense is not accessible. There is just the art piece and a small plack explaining how the art is created in many museums. If you're lucky, an audio guide assumes you can see the art with full vision.
I really feel as though the discourse about genetic modification is an extension of a more popular conversation in health care: what constitutes a "disorder" and who has access to treatments? The same equity issues that we as a society can't agree upon in health care are the same questions coming up in discussions about genetic modification. I think that understanding the similarities between these conversations can help us take an ethical stance on genetic modification.
