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Category Archives: accessible
IT für soziale Inklusion (Buchvorstellung)
Das jüngst bei DeGruyter erschienene Buch “IT für soziale Inklusion“, herausgegeben von Aljoscha Burchardt und Hans Uszkoreit widmet sich den Potenzialen der sozialen Inklusion im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung und Künstlichen Intelligenz (KI). Aktuelle Debatten über Digitalisierung und künstliche Intelligenz sind … Continue reading
senseAbility – Mediale Praktiken des Sehens und Hörens (#BookReview, german)
Wer Hören und Sehen als zwangsläufig natürlich gegebene Fähigkeiten interpretiert, geht unweigerlich auch davon aus, dass als „unnatürlich“ gilt, wer nichts hört oder sieht. Was aber, wenn wir beides als Praktiken begreifen, die sich eher als Effekte technologisch bedingter Handlungszusammenhänge ergeben? … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, alternative communication, augmentative communication, blind, cyborg, deaf, disability studies, Health, implants, Literature, senses
Tagged beate ochsner, blind, book, buch, cochlea, disability, disability studies, gehörlos, hören, hörgerät, implantat, karin harrasser, kulturwissenschaft, mediale praktiken, medienwissenschaft, michael schillmeier, review, rezension, robert stock, sehen, senseability, siegfried saerberg
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Changing Worlds – Ideologies, Utopias and Ambitions in Science and Technology
The latest issue of the Graduate Journal of Social Sciences (GJSS) has a strong focus on Science and Technology Studies (STS) topics. Its title “Changing Worlds” alludes to multiple meanings as not only are we changing the world – or worlds –, but they … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, activism, alternative communication, augmentative communication, deaf-blind, design project, design research, design study, disability studies, Diversity, Enhancement, Literature, STS
Tagged Berlin, deaf-blind, deafblind, design research lab, gesche joost, lorm glove, Lorm Hand, lormhand, STS, taubblind, tiago martins, tom bieling, Udk, wearable
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Partizipative und inklusive Mensch-Technik-Interaktion
Bereits am 21. April 2015 fand in der Berliner Villa Donnersmarck das “Friedrichshainer Kolloquium des Instituts Mensch, Ethik und Wissenschaft (IMEW) unter dem Titel „Technikgestaltung – die Perspektive Behinderung im Kontext der Innovations- und Technikentwicklung“ statt. In ihrem gemeinsamen Vortrag und der anschließenden Podiumsdiskussion … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, Conference, design research, designwissenschaft, event, philosophie, social design, universal design
Tagged Birgit Behrisch, design, design research lab, designabilities, Fürst Donnersmarck Stiftung, Forschung, Friedrichshainer Kolloquium, IMEW, inklusion, interaction, lorm glove, Lorm Hand, partizipation, research, technik, tom bieling
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Lorm Hand connects deaf-blind people with twitter
On the 4th October an impressive protest march of the deaf-blind took place in Berlin. Many of the participants took the opportunity to express and tweet their thoughts, demands, needs, wishes and requests with the @LormHand. The Lorm Hand is an … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, deaf-blind, design research, interaction
Tagged andrea clemens, Berlin, deaf-blind, deafblind, design research lab, gesche joost, hand, inci zohrap, interaction, interface, lorm, taubblind, tiago martins, tom bieling, Udk
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Making a website tangible
After a conversation with (Animation & Illustration) Design Student Ellie Pritchard from Kingston University London about here projects in the context of sensory technology research today, we do not want to miss to share her and her colleagues’ student project … Continue reading
Teaching through Touch
A Project at Vanderbilt University on how technology can be used to teach math skills to the visually impaired…
Posted in accessible, blind, tactile communication
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Mobile Lorm Glove – A Communication device for deaf-blind people.
The Mobile Lorm Glove is a communication and translation device for the deaf- blind. It translates the hand-touch alphabet Lorm, a common form of communication used by people with both hearing and vision impairment, into digital text and vice-versa. The … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, deaf-blind
Tagged Berlin, design research lab, gesche joost, Mobile Lorm Glove, T-Labs, tom bieling, Udk, Ulrike Gollner, University of the Arts
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Touching new ways of commincation for 2012 and beyond….
Dear friends Liebe Freunde Caras amigos A healthy, successful and happy 2012 to all of you (especially those we haven’t met this year)! Euch allen (insbesondere denen, die wir in diesem Jahr leider nicht treffen konnten) sowie einen sicheren Rutsch … Continue reading
HangUp (Deafness-inspired Interaction at Design Research Lab Berlin)
“HangUp” is a tool that accounts certain human conditions or situations, where people can not use their hands while being on the phone. For example deaf people need both hands for sign language. But also non-deaf people are often confronted … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, co-design, deaf, design project, design research, Film, prototyping
Tagged Berlin, design research lab, designabilities, gesche joost, Kai Hattermann, tom bieling
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Mobile Alert Recognition (Deafness-inspired Interaction at Design Research Lab Berlin)
“Mobile Alert Recognition” is an application that identifies auditory alerts through signal recognition and informs the user about important events. It results from the Project “Speechless” at the DESIGN RESERACH LAB of the University of the Arts in collaboration with … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, alternative communication, care, co-design, deaf, design project, design research, Film, movie, universal design
Tagged deaf, deafness, design research lab, designabilities, Designforschung, designresearch, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, disability, gesche joost, hci, interaction, Interaction Design, Interface Design, mobile phone, T-Labs, tom bieling, Udk
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Sign-to-Text (Deafness-inspired Interaction at Design Research Lab Berlin)
“Sign-to-Text” is an application for tracking fingeralphabet for SMS-use on Mobile Phones. It results from the Project “Speechless” at the DESIGN RESERACH LAB of the University of the Arts in collaboration with T-Labs Berlin. . The project explores challenges and possibilites … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, alternative communication, care, deaf, design research, disability studies, Film, interaction, movie, research, universal design, visual communication
Tagged deaf, deafness, design research, design research lab, designabilities, Designforschung, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, fingeralphabet, gesche joost, hci, interaction, Interaction Design, Interface Design, Kai Hattermann, mobile phone, Sarah Schipper, sign language, T-Labs, tom bieling, Udk
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Call My Attention (Deafness-inspired Interaction at Design Research Lab Berlin)
“Call My Attention” is an application for immediate Line-of-Sight Signaling on Mobile Phones. The application proposes a mobile device function to be used like a remote control, for achieving immediate attention. It results from the Project “Speechless” at the DESIGN … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, alternative communication, augmentative communication, care, co-design, deaf, design project, design research, disability studies, Film, interaction, movie, research, universal design, visual communication
Tagged deaf, deafness, design research, design research lab, designabilities, Designforschung, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, gesche joost, hci, interaction, Interaction Design, Interface Design, mobile phone, sven kratz, T-Labs, tilo westermann, tom bieling, Udk
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Universal Design Conference 2010 – Report from Hamamatsu
Colleague and friend Stefan Goellner just got back from his trip to Japan, where he visited the 3rd International Conference for Universal Design in Hamamatsu. His conference report for the DRNetwork is being shared here: Universal Design – strongly supported … Continue reading
Tom Shakespeare speaks at our Research Colloquium (on 2nd of august)
This august is full of interesting guest speakers. Before Graham Pullin (august 9) and Tuuli Mattelmäki (august 23) come to talk at T-Labs’ Research Colloquium, we are happy to have Tom Shakespeare speaking on “What do we need to know … Continue reading
Prototyping in SecondLife – Experiencing Disability for optimizing Accessibility
Lloyd, Birchler and Perry developed a multimedia prototype of a virtual reality application for the NCA (National Center on Accessibility). The application would allow participants to explore issues of accessibility within public parks and recreation areas. The used Second Life … Continue reading
