It was a hectic start to December. From presenting at the ASCILITE conference in Auckland I flew to Sydney to present with colleague, Dr Anna Hickey-Moody from the University of Sydney at the Australian Anthropological Annual Conference held at Macquarie University. The theme of the conference was the “Ethics of and Politics of Engagement” and [...]
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The Australian Anthropological Society Annual Conference 2009
Posted in 3D Virtual Worlds, Disability Studies, Uncategorized, tagged 3D Virtual Worlds, affect, engagement, ethics, politics on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gov2.0 Roundtable Australian Parliament House 2009
Posted in 3D Virtual Worlds, Accessibility, Disability Studies, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, tagged 3D Virtual Worlds, ACCAN, Accessibility, Australian Government, disability, Gov2.0, politics, Web 2.0 on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had the privilege of speaking on the topic of accessibility of social media at the Gov2.0 Roundtable on the 26th of November at Australian Parliament House, Canberra. Senior government leaders and industry met in Canberra on the 26 November, 2009 to discuss accessibility of government communications services for people with disabilities hosted by the [...]
Presentation on Technologies of Disability in Virtual Worlds
Posted in 3D Virtual Worlds, Accessibility, Assistive Technologies, Disability Studies, Uncategorized, Web 2.0, tagged 3D Virtual Worlds, Accessibility, Assistive Technologies, disability, engagement, ethics, politics, Web 2.0 on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I presented on the topic of ‘technologies of disability in virtual worlds’ at an event hosted by Dr Anna Hickey-Moody in the Department of Gender & Cultural Studies, School of Philosophical & Historical Inquiry at the University of Sydney on the 31st July 2009. The seminar focused on understanding technology as an act of thought [...]