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Kids Across the Spectrums: Growing Up Autistic in the Digital Age
January 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
| Location: | Virtual event via Zoom Meeting |
| Cost: | Free |
| Audience: | Alumni, Anyone, Carleton Community, Current Students, Staff and Faculty |
| Key Contact: | This workshop is hosted by the READi Program |
| Contact Email: | create-readi@carleton.ca |
About
In spite of widespread assumptions that young people on the autism spectrum have a “natural” attraction to technology—a premise that leads to significant speculation about how media helps or harms them—relatively little research actually exists about their everyday tech use. In this lecture, Dr. Meryl Alper, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University will discuss her ethnographic research on the digital lives of autistic young people documented in her new open access book, Kids Across the Spectrums: Growing Up Autistic in the Digital Age. Dr. Alper will join in discussion with Carleton Critical Disability Studies Professors Drs. Miranda Brady and Kelly Fritsch, and PhD student Kate Ellis. Event participants will then have a chance to ask questions and engage in dialogue with Dr. Alper.
This event will take place virtually (via Zoom Meeting). Captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided. Please note: If you require additional accommodations to attend and/or fully participate, we kindly request you register a minimum of 5 business days prior to the event to allow sufficient time to book and secure a service provider.
Registration is now closed.
For more information about this event, contact create-readi@carleton.ca.
This event is part of the Disability, Accessibility, and Technology: A Critical Disability Studies Discussion Series, sponsored by Research and Education in Accessibility, Design, and Innovation (READi); Joint Chair in Women’s Studies (JCWS) at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University; Carleton’s Disability Justice and Crip Culture Collaboratory (DJCCC); Carleton’s Graduate Collaborative Specialization in Accessibility; Carleton’s School of Social Work; and Carleton’s Feminist Institute of Social Transformation (FIST).
Speakers
Lecture by Dr. Meryl Alper, Communication Studies, Northeastern University
Carleton Discussants Dr. Miranda Brady (School of Journalism and Communication) and Kate Ellis (PhD student, School of Journalism and Communication)
Moderated by Dr. Kelly Fritsch (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)