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In Case You Missed It: Comedy, Fashion, and Art

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Sit back and enjoy some art, comedy, music, and fashion in this week’s list.

WheelieChix designs clothing that look fashionable and is functional for the woman in a wheelchair. Laugh at some comedians that don’t take their abilities too seriously. On the music side, Scott MacIntyre, of American Idol, is coming to a town near you and BBC Ouch sing along with Heavy Load. Don’t miss the sculptures of Judith Scott, an artist with Down Syndrome and deafness.

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The Internet, Disability and Artistic Expression

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Feminist Art Movement

The world of art, particularly art displayed in larger professional art galleries, has long been the domain of white men. Well-known artists throughout history are almost all white men, and depictions of women are often passive and sensual rather than involved in her surroundings. The images are of women as seen through the eyes of men, rather than how they see themselves (Whitehead, 1999; Brand, 2006).

The Guerrilla Girls, a group of women who work to get women and minorities represented as artists, called the Metropolitan out for their biased representation where 97% of the work displayed was done by men, and 83% of the nude work displayed was of naked women – asking “Do Women Need to Be Naked To Get into The Met?” (Brand, 2006). Out of frustration for the lack of representation of personal experience, women started the feminist art movement in the 1970s both to get their artistic expressions seen, and also as a form of activist response to mainstream art. Continue reading The Internet, Disability and Artistic Expression

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In Case You Missed It: Alternative Gestures

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Eyeharp software screen and user

The EyeHarp lets users compose music with just their eyes.

Our list of links this week includes several stories about alternative interpretations, gestures, and feedback.

The EyeHarp is an open source project that lets the user create complex music with just eye movement. Find out how WGBH is making museums more accessible. The next generation of Apple products may greatly expand their ability to work with audio and gesture inputs. How does color blindness affect a fashion designer on Project Runway?

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In Case You Missed It: International Design and Research

Friday, July 1st, 2011

This week we look around the world for innovative designs, research, and entertainment. Pawan Ghimire’s efforts to create a blind cricket tournament in Nepal was captured in an inspiring report. A new eyeglass design could bring 20/20 vision to most of the developing world by eliminating optometrists and custom made lenses. We also look at two new wheelchair designs that improve comfort and mobility.

Life with rare diseases was the subject of a photo and video contest. Research these diseases with the Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms. Look for these stories and more on the latest version of Yahoo! News, which features enhanced accessibility.

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