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Reimagining access: Improving access to digital archives through participatory design

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  • Co, Elise

    (ArtCenter College of Design, USA)

  • Dirig, Robert

    (ArtCenter College of Design, USA)

  • Halstead, Joshua

    (ArtCenter College of Design, USA)

  • Hendrie, Maggie

    (ArtCenter College of Design, USA)

  • Masilko, Todd

    (ArtCenter College of Design, USA)

Abstract

From 2020 to 2023, ArtCenter College of Design developed research, prototypes and protocols on digital accessibility related to archives and special collections. This paper discusses how design faculty, students, archivists and disability advocates worked together through a human-centred, participatory design methodology to facilitate a symposium and two studio courses. Student-conducted interviews with communities of people with self-identified disabilities were crucial to project development that led to multiple outcomes. Additionally, research insights generated creative prompts for archivists, educators and designers to use as a tool to help make digital archives more accessible. Taken together, this paper presents a multi-year case study in institutional access that highlights potential opportunities and unforeseen barriers that, if unconsidered, pose issues of ethical and technical import.

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  • Co, Elise & Dirig, Robert & Halstead, Joshua & Hendrie, Maggie & Masilko, Todd, 2023. "Reimagining access: Improving access to digital archives through participatory design," Journal of Digital Media Management, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 11(4), pages 324-333, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jdmm00:y:2023:v:11:i:4:p:324-333
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    Keywords

    archives; disability; interaction; human-centred design; participatory design;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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