Room change: This is happening in CSE2 271! On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 9:30 AM Lisa Orii <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > This is a reminder that tomorrow, Change seminar will have *Sharon Heung* > (she/her) > give a talk on *Towards Addressing Ableism on Social Media.* > > *Abstract:* Social media is essential for the disability community as an > accessible alternative to socialize with others, advocate, and educate > others about disability, and provide emotional and information peer support > between disabled* people. While social media has fostered a sense of > belonging for the disability community, disabled social media users are > targets of ableism and disability-related hate online. Similar to other > historically marginalized individuals, disabled people are more at-risk of > experiencing identity-attacks that are damaging to their psychological and > emotional well-being and may lead to self-censorship. The very platforms > used for community support may also facilitate further marginalization of > disabled people. > > > > In this talk, I will share my existing contributions in understanding > ableism on social media: (1) ableist microaggressions experienced by > disabled social media users and (2) ableist hate and harassment experienced > by disabled content creators. I will highlight different forms of ableism, > including ableist speech (e.g. mocking & invalidating disability identity) > and instances of platform-enabled ableism (e.g. wrongful censorship). > Throughout, I will emphasize the immediate emotional harm and the long-term > impact of experiencing ableism online. I will then present my ongoing work > towards addressing ableism on social media, including designing moderation > tools to mitigate the harm of viewing ableist content. > > > > *We use the term disabled people, since identity-first language is > preferred by disability rights groups, the disability justice movement, and > mimics the language our participants used. > > > *Presenter Bio:* Sharon Heung is a PhD Candidate at Cornell Tech advised > by Aditya Vashistha and Shiri Azenkot. Her work is at the intersection > of accessibility, human-computer interactions, and digital safety. Her > research aims to understand platform-enabled ableism on social media to > better support disabled people’s self-expression and safety online. This > includes examining disability-related discrimination by other users and how > platforms facilitate and exacerbate such harmful experiences. She hopes to > reimagine a more inclusive digital space with and for the disability > community. Prior to Cornell, she received her bachelor’s in Human > Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington and worked > at AT&T's Experience Design Studio research team. Her work has been > supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. > > *Resources: *Papers on ableist microaggression > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3517428.3544801__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!iMjyMf7UcdvEccKw-KG4UAHf_6yNCy0_XVJGi5DfGNO2RJlvHnOrarqsB30xeSMjygF7d_YClhsJB1U3vdiVM2xrazvJXw4$> > and ableist hate and harassment > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.adityavashistha.com/uploads/2/0/8/0/20800650/ableism-chi-2024.pdf__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!iMjyMf7UcdvEccKw-KG4UAHf_6yNCy0_XVJGi5DfGNO2RJlvHnOrarqsB30xeSMjygF7d_YClhsJB1U3vdiVM2xrCrJEb-c$> > . > > *Location:* Tuesday from 12-1pm PST in 387 CSE2 (The Bill and Melinda > Gates Center) or on *Zoom:* https://washington.zoom.us/j/9744652312 > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awashington.zoom.us*j*9744652312&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1711908623558084&usg=AOvVaw0kJOm27m-eY1qpdqX_7cp6__;Ly8vLw!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!iMjyMf7UcdvEccKw-KG4UAHf_6yNCy0_XVJGi5DfGNO2RJlvHnOrarqsB30xeSMjygF7d_YClhsJB1U3vdiVM2xrauIyHgk$> > > Best, > UW Change Organizers > _______________________________________________ > Researchers mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/researchers >
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