Name: Innovating Accessibility in Craft & Design
Start: 2024-11-07T15:30:00-0600
End: 2024-11-07T16:30:00-0600

Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST

Delta Bessborough Hotel

A brief presentation on the work in community SDHHS has done, a visual history of past projects/engagements (working with elders, signing in Cree, etc.) (~15 mins)
Presentation of some of the inaccessibilities that exist, and why those are important for attendees (industry, designers, culture builders, etc.)
- These are key to ageing populations, Elders, the growing physical and mental disabilities with our population
  - Essentially this is presenting the "problem" to the audience to show them why they should care. I keep thinking back to the idea in tech that "accessible solutions benefit all users" (1-2 mins)
- Behind Krissy will be a powerpoint with a photovideo reel of engagements, creations, tools, demos, etc.
A demo of innovated tech (presented by Krissy with a student or two showing how that tech is used) (5 mins)
- Sewing Machine & Iron with Blind technologies
- Beading tool innovation for blind and arthritic populations
- Various innovated tools from staff and students
  - These will be passed around the audience
  - Folks will be able to come up and try out the various machines/tools/aids
    - This will be the experiential portion, perhaps a chance for the audience to try using some of the tech themselves, perhaps imposing restrictions on how they can use that tech (without vision, limited mobility).
An open opportunity to conceptually prototype solutions and share experiences, blockers, and innovative solutions (20 mins)

Speakers

Krissy Haines

Sign Support Professional, Saskatchewan Deaf & Hard Of Hearing Services (SDHHS)

Krissy is a Sign language support worker whose first language is American Sign Language. She grew up in a creative household with parents who encouraged self-expression through all forms of art. Learning to sew at the age of 8, taught by her extremely talented Deaf mom, and alongside... Read More →

Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CST
Delta Bessborough Hotel 601 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G8

Discussion Session

Design Legacies: Fashion and Textiles SUMMIT Presented by SIIT

Krissy Haines

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