Empathy

Empathy is something that I have always struggled with. The line between trying to understand where a person is coming from and overstepping that boundary is a thin one. Growing up in the Bahamas, I have been raised alongside black Bahamians. Me, a conchy joe (white Bahamian), knew that in a way I will always be…

Ruinous Empathy

disability, designer savior complex, false benevolence, and hegemonic structure.

In Response to Empathy Reifies Disability Stigmas — Liz Jackson

Liz Jackson makes some good points. There is a level of pathological altruism, and even a bit of patronizing, involved with how the non-disabled public views and interacts with disabled people. I understand why this is…

IDEONONO

Just thought that phrase was so silly and accurate.

The history of design should not be made brief

“A Brief History of Industrial and Interaction Design” and “Black People Made America” are different right from the title of each publication: the former is quick, cursory, and focuses on different aspects of design briefly before moving on to the…

Empathy Reifies Disability Stigmas

From Liz Jackson’s talk at Interaction ’19…

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tl;dr — interact with disable people!!! listen and be inclusive. design questioning for the win.

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Sketchnotes — Ruinous Thinking

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LIZ JACKSON EMPATHY REIFIES DISABILITY STIGMAS #ixd19 TALK

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Sketchnoted by: Dalyn Wade-Perry