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Room share at IR14
by Rysavy, Wayne Erik 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

Hey AoIR People, I am planning on traveling to the conference on the 22nd and departing on either the 26th or 27th. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in sharing a room with me for this conference since I'm a graduate student on a budget. I do not mind booking the hotel and receiving payment upon arrival at the conference. Or, if you already have a room for these times, I don't mind paying up front if I can see a confirmed reservation. Please email me back and let me know. Thanks, Wayne Erik Rysavy, M.A. Doctoral Student and Teaching Fellow Department of Communication Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 115 Bingham, CB#3285 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 wrysavy(a)email.unc.edu

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M4D 2014 - Mobile Communication for development 2nd Call for Papera
by Jakob Svensson 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

This might be of interest to members of the AoIR list Apologies for cross posting Welcome to M4D2014 The 4th International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development (M4D) Dakar, Senegal, 8-9 April 2014 University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in co-operation with HumanIT, Karlstad University 2nd call M4D2014 We are happy to announce two exiting keynotes at the M4D2014 conference. Professor Laura Stark from University of Jyväskylä in Finland who will talk about ethnographic approaches to mobile use among the very poor. Our second keynote is Anne Shongwe, founder and CEO of Afroes Transformational Multi-Media & Consulting. Anne has worked with several governments across Africa and South-East Asia as well as with UN, Bill and Melinda Gates foundations and the Nelson Mandela Childrens fund to mention a few. We are also happy to announce that we are going to organize workshop for PhD students attending the conference with among others the two keynotes, Jonathan Donner from Microsoft Research and Rich Ling from IT University Copenhagen and Telenor research. A separate call will follow this autumn. M4D2014 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those with interests in the use, evaluation, and theorizing of Mobile Communication for Development. M4D2014 will combine two days of plenary parallel paper sessions, panel sessions, short presentations, posters and workshops. This conference is the fourth in the M4D biennial series following the inaugural conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008. The 2nd conference was in Kampala, Uganda in 2010 and the 3rd in New Delhi, India in 2012. How to Participate? M4D2014 welcomes participants from academia, industry, NGOs, development agencies, and governmental and international organizations. If you want to submit a paper, there are two different options. Research papers (8-12 pages including references) will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on theory craftsmanship and analytical rigor. Articles considering critical approaches and theoretical development will be prioritized. The practitioner’s track is open to practitioners to present their experiences, cases and policies (4-5 pages). These contributions do not have to be guided by academic theory and critical analysis. All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings and allocated a presentation slot. Presenting with Posters, in Short Track or Parallel Sessions? Accepted papers with best reviews will be will be allocated longer presentation slots in parallel sessions. The other accepted papers will be allocated shorter presentation slots in short track session that will be followed by poster sessions. Accepted paper presenters should thus be prepared to bring posters with them. Poster size max. 80x120 cm. Roll-ups are also allowed. You can also participate by organizing a workshop. Workshops submissions for proceedings (2 pages) must contain: title, organizers with affiliation, participants, motivation and objectives. Finally, there is also the possibility to only submit a poster or a demo (1-page extended abstract). We are particularly interested in (but not limited to): mLearning mLivelihood mAgriculture mHealth mParticipation mGovernance mInnovation mDemocracy Inclusion of accepted papers/posters/demos/workshops in conference proceedings is conditioned on payment of registration fee prior to registration deadline. Conference proceeding will be published in the Karlstad University Studies Series, as well as on the websites of the University Cheikh Anta Diop and the Centre for HumanIT, Karlstad. The template and more submission information are available here: www.m4d2014.net and questions can be sent to m4d2014(a)gmail.com. Important Dates: Paper submission deadline: 1 October 2013 Acceptance note papers: 15 January 2014 Final papers due and registration deadline for presenting authors: 15 Feb 2014 Poster/Demo/ workshop submission deadline: 1 February 2014 Acceptance note Posters/Demos/ workshops 15 February 2014 Registration deadline for participants without presentations 1 April 2014 Registration and Fees: The registration will open during autumn 2013, see http://www.m4d2014.net. Conference fee will be 150€ with a reduced fee of 110€ for Master and PhD students. Participants salaried from a developing country are entitled to a 30% discount (105€ and 77€ for PhD and Master Students). Conference fee includes access to conference venue, presentations, workshops and demonstrations, keynote speakers, one copy of the proceedings, lunches, refreshments and receptions throughout the conference, conference dinner and social events. Participation Grants: IPID will sponsor participation for selected members given that there is an accepted paper and based on the reviews as well as on where the student is based (developing countries and Sweden are prioritized). For questions regarding these scholarships contact IPID at info(a)ipid.se We hope to arrange travel grants for participants from developing countries that will cover registration fee and a maximum of 500€ for flight tickets and accommodation. Other costs will not be covered for. Interested in Reviewing? Please contact m4d2014(a)gmail.com and make known areas of interest and level of expertise and how many papers/short papers you are interested in reviewing. Due mention will be made in the proceedings. Interested in Sponsoring? We are happy to receive funding for travel grants, social events, lunches, refreshments, conference proceedings, etc. Due mention will be made at the occasion, on the website, in the conference program, and in the conference proceedings. Please contact m4d2014(a)gmail.com for more details. Conference Committee: General Chair: Ibrahim Niang (UCAD, Senegal Local Organizing Chair: Christelle Sharff (Pace University, USA) Co-chair: Johan Hellström (Stockholm University, Sweden) Co-chair: Régis N'Dossani (UCAD, Sengal) Co-chair: Babacar Ngom (UCAD, Senegal Co-chair: Jean Marie Preira (ESMT, Senegal) Co-chair: Jakob Svensson (HumanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden) Co-chair: Caroline Wamala (HumanIT, Karlstad University, Sweden) Jakob Svensson, Ph. D. Ass. Prof. Media and Communication Studies Director, BA Programme in Media & Communication Studies Director, MA Programme in Global Media Karlstad University SE-65188 Karlstad, Sweden Telephone +46 54 700 1893 Mobile + 46 73 443 48 04 www.kau.se/media www.kau.se/en/humanit twitter.com/Centre4HumanIT facebook.com/karlstadsuniversitet KAU.SE

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Fwd: CFP: The DISC2013 International Conference on Social Network Analysis (Korea 12 - 14 December, 2013)
by Yenn Lee 06 Sep '13

06 Sep '13

Dear all, I would like to share a CFP that I believe will be of interest to many of you. ===== Begin forwarded message: Hello. Please consider submitting a paper to the following conference at the DISC2013 International Conference on Social Network Analysis (Korea 12 - 14 December, 2013). The conference website is: http://asia-triplehelix.org/DISC2013 Confirmed keynote speakers http://asia-triplehelix.org/Confirmed *1 October 2013*: Deadline for the submission of abstracts or papers * Send your abstracts or papers to asia.triple.helix(a)gmail.com. All attachments *must include <DISC 2013> in their filename*, for example <DISC2013>Name. *1 October 2013*: Deadline for the submission of outstanding original work * Send your completed paper to Dr. Matthew Shapiro (matthew.shapiro(a)iit.edu) * Outstanding original work will be considered for special awards. The competition consists of two tracks. *The first track* is open to young scholars who have received his/her PhD in the past five years, while *the second track* is for all other ranks. *The total amount of available awards is 2 million Korean Won*, and the number of selected papers and their cash prizes are subject to change depending on the quality of full papers received. The chosen papers must also be submitted to the *Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia* for publication. To be considered for this award, send your completed paper no later than 1 October 2013 to Dr. Matthew Shapiro (matthew.shapiro(a)iit.edu) and *indicate clearly your desired track*.

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Online Teaching Opportunities and Practices
by Michael Baron 05 Sep '13

05 Sep '13

Recently, I've been doing some e-teaching and I noticed that while e-learning content management systems (CMS) enable Universities not only deliver their programs worldwide but also to employ lecturers/course developers/coordinators from around the Globe, all of the institutions that I've been involved with, employ lecturing staff that is based locally (Australia). In 90% of the cases, the lecturers/tutors are expected to be based in the same city as the institution they are working for. Given the online nature of the delivery, I am curious why the Melbourne-based training providers are so unwilling to employ internationally-acclaimed professors/trainers/course developers and whether Universities in other countries are managing their online staffing arrangements likewise or not. Have their been any papers published on this topic? Are their any truly international Universities that recruit online teaching staff from all over the world? Any feedback/suggestions will be appreciated. Michael Baron -- Dr. Michael Baron CEO, Baron Consulting Website: www.baronconsulting.info "My Body is my Temple" "Be The Change You Want to See In The World." Gandhi

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Fwd: Open Position Rutgers Full/Associate/Assistant in Communication & Technology
by Keith Hampton 05 Sep '13

05 Sep '13

The Department of Communication at Rutgers is accepting applications for a at least one tenure-track or tenured Full/Associate/Assistant in Communication & Technology. The deadline for application is November 1, 2013. http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/commsearch/faculty/comm-faculty-ad.pdf We are specifically looking to hire someone with a focus on the social, political, or psychological processes and impacts of evolving digital technologies. This search is in addition to other ongoing searches for someone in interpersonal communication and in health communication. Someone who has research interests that overlap with our different searches is strongly encouraged to apply, but we are specifically looking for candidates with a dedicated focus on the study of new communication technology. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. Keith RUTGERS, School of Communication and Information Department of Communication *Open Rank Faculty Positions * THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, seeks applications from strong scholar-teachers for Assistant, Associate or Full Professor hires with expertise in the areas of: * **Communication and Technology*—with a focus on the social, political, or psychological processes and impacts of evolving digital technologies including but not limited to topics such as social media, virtual reality, gaming, national and international digital divide, surveillance, and location-aware technologies. * **Interpersonal Communication*—with a focus on processes and dynamics as they apply to families, small groups, close relationships, healthcare settings, workplace environments, mediated/online interaction, or community contexts. * **Health Communication*—with a focus on processes and structures that enhance community and individual outcomes and yield understanding of health decision making, health literacy, underserved populations, community health, family and relational wellness, social support, health practitioner training and other related topics. The Department of Communication is dedicated to advancing knowledge about communication and its practice in society. Our faculty scholarship is focused on Communication and Technology, Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Language and Social Interaction, and Organizational Communication. The School of Communication and Information values a climate of cross-department collaboration and interdisciplinary commitment to the development of discoveries and new ideas in response to contemporary communication challenges. The School is committed to four problem-based research foci: health and wellness; global media and democracy; organizations, policy, and leadership; and social media interaction & collaboration. We especially seek candidates from under-represented groups who would further our commitment to scholarly excellence and community diversity. For more about the Department of Communication and the Rutgers-School of Communication and Information, including school-wide research interests and active faculty searches in the school’s Journalism and Media Studies and Library and Information Science departments, see: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu *Qualifications:* All candidates should have completed a Ph.D. in a relevant field no later than May 2014. The ideal applicant’s program of research should complement the research foci of current faculty. Applicants should have a demonstrated record or strong likelihood of top-tier peer-reviewed publication as well as evidence of effective teaching. Senior level applicants should provide evidence of integrative leadership in research, instruction, and external funding. Letter of application should address these points, and clearly articulate the candidate’s fit to specific departmental and school-wide research interests. Duties of the successful applicant(s) include undergraduate and graduate teaching in the candidate’s field of scholarship, an active program of research in the candidate’s area of scholarly expertise, and service contributions to the advancement of the academic profession, to the effective operation of the university, and to society at large in accordance with university policy expectations for tenure-track appointments. *Submissions:* Applications must be received no later than November 1, 2013. Include letter of application, CV, up to three representative publications, and names and contact information of three references (no letters at this time please). Submit to: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/commsearch/faculty. For more information, contact the Chair of the Department, Laurie Lewis ( lewisl(a)rutgers.edu) Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the elite AAU research universities in North America. An equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is committed to building a diverse community and encourages the applications of women and minority candidates. -- Dr. Keith N. Hampton Associate Professor Co-Chair, Social Media Cluster Department of Communication School of Communication & Information Rutgers University www.mysocialnetwork.net www.twitter.com/mysocnet

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EPSRC: RESEARCH IN THE WILD – INTERNET OF THINGS 2013
by Jeremy hunsinger 05 Sep '13

05 Sep '13

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/2013/Pages/internetofthings.aspx The Digital Economy Theme wishes to encourage user-driven research in the emerging area of Internet of Things. Internet of Things (IoT) describes a set of technologies, systems and methodologies that underpins internet-enabled applications based on physical objects and the environment seamlessly integrating into this information network.-- jeremy hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. -Pablo Picasso

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Internet access and accessibility for people with disabilities
by Philippa Smith 05 Sep '13

05 Sep '13

Dear AOIR members, I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my preparation of a research proposal about internet access and accessibility for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of people in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments relating to vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as a result of diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really anything in the health area that is relevant to this topic and it should extend to include anything about the benefits of the Internet for people with disabilities such as empowerment. I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have also found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability divide in Internet access and use' in Information Communication and Society to be useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I would be very grateful. Kind regards Philippa Philippa K Smith, PhD Research Manager Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University Auckland NEW ZEALAND

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Re: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with disabilities
by Jonathan Albright 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

Hi Phillipa, Below is a NZ-based study I use in my media identities course. It's a bit dated but I find both the approach and material to be quite effective. I think it might be along the lines of what you're looking for: Disability Discourses for Online Identities Bowker N.; Tuffin K. Disability & Society, Volume 17, Number 3, 1 May 2002, pp. 327-344 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09687590220139883 The journal Disability & Society has a number of articles you may find of interest: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdso20/17/3 Best Jonathan Albright PhD Candidate Professional Teaching Fellow FTVMS University of Auckland jalb013(a)aucklanduni.ac.nz On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 4:17 AM, <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > Send Air-L mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Announcement Hot Seats & Networked Learning Conference > (Jeffrey Keefer) > 2. Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities (Philippa Smith) > 3. Reminder: Call For Papers: iCS/CITASA Special Issue of Papers > from 2013 ASA Meeting? (Earl, Jennifer Suzanne - (jenniferearl)) > 4. Re: Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities (John McNutt) > 5. Re: Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities (michael gurstein) > 6. critical work on Internet access and accessibility for people > with disabilities? (Gerard Goggin) > 7. Re: Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities (Robyn Longhurst) > 8. Re: critical work on Internet access and accessibility for > people with disabilities? (Andrew Clark) > 9. FW: Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities (Peter Timusk) > 10. Web impact excluding link farms and other black SEO practices > (Isidro F. Aguillo) > 11. Re: FW: Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities (Joly MacFie) > 12. Online Teaching Opportunities and Practices (Michael Baron) > 13. Re: Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities (Filippo Trevisan) > 14. Re: Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities (Yeshua-Katz, Daphna) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 20:25:20 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Keefer <jk904(a)nyu.edu> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] Announcement Hot Seats & Networked Learning > Conference > Message-ID: <FCB89FBC-E76A-44FC-91E4-83F42F2D94F7(a)nyu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Announcement: Hot Seats & Networked Learning Conference > > We are pleased to announce our third Hot Seat series where researchers and > practitioners meet online to share about timely issues under the guidance > of leading experts in the area of Networked Learning. Each Hot Seat will be > open for the duration of one week. > > We have scheduled 7 interesting topics during the period between September > ? March. Full details may be found below: > http://networkedlearningconference.ning.com/ > > This season?s Hot Seat series will begin September 29 with Nancy White and > John Smith addressing ?Blind spots, black holes and the heaven and hell of > tightly bounded communities.? Please feel free join this open dialogue; it > is free and all are welcome. > > The Hot Seats are an initiative in collaboration with the Networked > Learning Conference, which this year will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, > in April 2014. Submission deadline for papers is October 4th. The site is > now open for submissions. Check the conference website for further details: > http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/ > > We hope to welcome you online in the Hot Seats and join the lively > conversation, > > Jeffrey Keefer & Maarten de Laat > > > ----- > Jeffrey Keefer, Ph.D. > jk904(a)nyu.edu > > Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffreyKeefer > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreykeefer > Website: www.jeffreykeefer.com > Blog: www.silenceandvoice.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 02:09:52 +0000 > From: Philippa Smith <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz> > To: "Air list (air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org)" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > Message-ID: > < > 986354EA83BEAA429DB60BBA1C2E41B55D7B60BD(a)Patterson.autuni.aut.ac.nz> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear AOIR members, > > I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > preparation of a research proposal about internet access and accessibility > for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > people in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments > relating to vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as a > result of diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really > anything in the health area that is relevant to this topic and it should > extend to include anything about the benefits of the Internet for people > with disabilities such as empowerment. > > I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > also found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability > divide in Internet access and use' in Information Communication and Society > to be useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I > would be very grateful. > > Kind regards > > Philippa > > Philippa K Smith, PhD > Research Manager > Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication > AUT University > Auckland > NEW ZEALAND > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 02:42:48 +0000 > From: "Earl, Jennifer Suzanne - (jenniferearl)" > <jenniferearl(a)email.arizona.edu> > To: "'COMMUNICATION_AND_INFO_TECH-ANNO(a)LISTSERV.ASANET.ORG'" > <COMMUNICATION_AND_INFO_TECH-ANNO(a)LISTSERV.ASANET.ORG>, > "citasa(a)list.citasa.org" <citasa(a)list.citasa.org>, > "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Cc: "Katrina Kimport $kimportk(a)obgyn.ucsf.edu$" > <kimportk(a)obgyn.ucsf.edu> > Subject: [Air-L] Reminder: Call For Papers: iCS/CITASA Special Issue > of Papers from 2013 ASA Meeting? > Message-ID: > < > C8BD370BE42EF544B5A8A81AEA9676AD45DFE5D8(a)BigThunder.catnet.arizona.edu> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1255" > > Dear Colleagues, > > ? > > For the seventh year, the journal Information, Communication & Society > (iCS, published by Routledge) ?will publish a special issue in cooperation > with the ASA section on Communication ?and Information Technologies > (CITASA). The special issue will be comprised of papers ?presented at the > 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York, > New York that focus on issues of social media, technology, communication, > information, or other related topics. Jennifer Earl (University of Arizona) > and Katrina Kimport (University of California, San Francisco) will be the > ?editors. ? > > > > We invite you to submit a paper that was presented at the ASA 2013 > meetings for consideration in this special ?issue. Please submit > manuscripts for consideration through ScholarOne, available at: > http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rics. If you do not have an account, you > will need to create one. Also, be sure to check the box for ?Special Issue? > and indicate ?CITASA? in it, so that it will be routed appropriately. > > > > ?Submitted manuscripts should be a maximum of 6,000 words and should > conform to the ?journal's submission guidelines; see > http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=rics20&page=… > . > > > > Deadlines: > > Full papers due: September 30, 2013 > > Refereeing completed: November 29, 2013 > > Final version of accepted papers due: January 10, 2014 > > Special issue publication (anticipated): June 2014 ? > > > > Please contact us with any questions. We hope to hear from you. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Jennifer Earl > > jenniferearl(a)email.arizona.edu > > School of Sociology > > University of Arizona > > Chair, Communication and Information Technology Section<http://citasa.org/>, > American Sociological Association > > > > and > > > > Katrina Kimport > > kimportk(a)obgyn.ucsf.edu > Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) > University of California, San Francisco > > Secretary/Treasurer, Communication and Information Technology Section< > http://citasa.org/>, American Sociological Association > > > > > > > > > *********************************** > Jennifer Earl > Professor of Sociology > Social Sciences 421 > University of Arizona > Tucson, AZ 85721-0027 > > Phone: (520) 621-3296 > *********************************** > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:46:20 -0400 > From: "John McNutt" <mcnuttjg(a)netzero.com> > To: "'Philippa Smith'" <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz>, "'Air list'" > <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people > with > disabilities > Message-ID: <004b01cea918$efd66ec0$cf834c40$(a)netzero.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Try looking at the literature in assistive technology. There is some very > good theoretical material and a lot of practical literature. It is a > robust > field and almost all of it deals with the problems of the physically and > mentally challenged (not all of it, however, deals with ICTs). Good luck > with your search. > > John McNutt > Professor > University of Delaware > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Philippa Smith > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:10 PM > To: Air list (air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org) > Subject: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > > Dear AOIR members, > > I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > preparation of a research proposal about internet access and accessibility > for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > people > in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments relating to > vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as a result of > diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really anything in the > health area that is relevant to this topic and it should extend to include > anything about the benefits of the Internet for people with disabilities > such as empowerment. > > I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > also > found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability divide > in > Internet access and use' in Information Communication and Society to be > useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I would be > very grateful. > > Kind regards > > Philippa > > Philippa K Smith, PhD > Research Manager > Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University Auckland NEW > ZEALAND _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of > Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or > unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:56:05 +0700 > From: "michael gurstein" <gurstein(a)gmail.com> > To: "'Philippa Smith'" <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz>, "'Air list'" > <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Cc: lareen.newman(a)flinders.edu.au, > ciresearchers(a)vancouvercommunity.net > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people > with > disabilities > Message-ID: <06dd01cea91a$55055620$ff100260$(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Philippa, > > I'll draw your attention to the special issues of the Journal of Community > Informatics (Vol 9, No 2 (2013)) on "Community Informatics for Improving > Health" http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/40 and > (Vol 8, No 1 (2012)) on "Community Informatics and Older Persons" > http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/33 > > While not specifically addressing disability issues some of the articles > would, I think, be of interest. > > Best, > > Mike > > Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. > Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics > web: http://ci-journal.net > email: gurstein(a)gmail.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Philippa Smith > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 9:10 AM > To: Air list (air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org) > Subject: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > > Dear AOIR members, > > I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > preparation of a research proposal about internet access and accessibility > for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > people > in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments relating to > vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as a result of > diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really anything in the > health area that is relevant to this topic and it should extend to include > anything about the benefits of the Internet for people with disabilities > such as empowerment. > > I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > also > found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability divide > in > Internet access and use' in Information Communication and Society to be > useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I would be > very grateful. > > Kind regards > > Philippa > > Philippa K Smith, PhD > Research Manager > Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University Auckland NEW > ZEALAND _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of > Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or > unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 03:10:00 +0000 > From: Gerard Goggin <gerard.goggin(a)sydney.edu.au> > To: 'Air list' <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] critical work on Internet access and accessibility > for people with disabilities? > Message-ID: <CE4CE000.156F22%gerard.goggin(a)sydney.edu.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Philippa, and Air-L colleagues, > > Great that you are embarking on this project. > > Just to add to John and Michael's suggestions, my observation - having > co-authored the 2003 'Digital Disability' book, & written various things > since - is while there is now much more research/literature available on > Internet and disabilities, there is still surprisingly little critical > literature on disability and the Internet. > > There is Katie Ellis and Mike Kent's terrific 'Disability & New Media' > (2011, Routledge), as well as Mike Jaeger's 'Disability & the Internet: > Confronting a Digital Divide' (Rienner, 2011). > > Also very important is Karen Peltz Strauss's 'A New Civil Right: > Telecommunications Equality for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Americans' > (Gaulladet, 2006). > > And quite a few other important papers, not least the special issue of ICS > you note. > > However, and I hope I'm wrong on this, the potential cross-over between, > say, Internet studies, and, on the other hand, critical disability studies > lies ahead. > > Now, the point you raise about the intersection between health and > disability in relation to Internet technologies is interesting. > > My theory is that there is a lot of health technologies that are really > about disability (or engage disability & design in some way). But this is > not recognised. > > And, here's my simple version of the argument, this is because the > biomedical model is dominant in relation to health technologies -- rather > than an acknowledgement of the social/cultural/political shaping of > disability (and health) in what we take to be interventions into health > and well-being. > > In any case, I hope this is useful, and very best wishes with your > research. > > Gerard Goggin > > -- > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > Gerard Goggin > Professor and Chair > Department of Media and Communications > University of Sydney > > e: gerard.goggin(a)sydney.edu.au > <applewebdata://58CAECF0-6F6E-47A3-9980-953EE0F9094E/gerard.goggin@sydney.e > du.au> > p: +61 2 9114 1218 > m: +61 428 66 88 24 > w: > http://sydney.edu.au/arts/media_communications/staff/gerard_goggin.shtml > > > > > > On 4/09/13 12:46 PM, "John McNutt" <mcnuttjg(a)netzero.com> wrote: > > >Try looking at the literature in assistive technology. There is some very > >good theoretical material and a lot of practical literature. It is a > >robust > >field and almost all of it deals with the problems of the physically and > >mentally challenged (not all of it, however, deals with ICTs). Good luck > >with your search. > > > >John McNutt > >Professor > >University of Delaware > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > >[mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Philippa Smith > >Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:10 PM > >To: Air list (air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org) > >Subject: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > >disabilities > > > >Dear AOIR members, > > > >I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > >preparation of a research proposal about internet access and accessibility > >for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > >only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > >people > >in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments relating to > >vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as a result of > >diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really anything in the > >health area that is relevant to this topic and it should extend to include > >anything about the benefits of the Internet for people with disabilities > >such as empowerment. > > > >I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > >also > >found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability divide > >in > >Internet access and use' in Information Communication and Society to be > >useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I would > >be > >very grateful. > > > >Kind regards > > > >Philippa > > > >Philippa K Smith, PhD > >Research Manager > >Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University Auckland > >NEW > >ZEALAND _______________________________________________ > >The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association > of > >Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or > >unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > >Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > >http://www.aoir.org/ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > >is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > >Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > >http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > >Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > >http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 15:14:00 +1200 > From: Robyn Longhurst <robynl(a)waikato.ac.nz> > To: Philippa Smith <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz> > Cc: "Air list $air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org$" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > Message-ID: > < > CAH+4JqCeFixP0GYR83QD9Hzy4KrkqhsvrOzgfUbWaUWJX4Ga2Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi Philippa > > I really like geographer Joyce Davidson's article: > > Davidson, J. 2008: Autistic culture online: virtual communication and > cultural expression on the spectrum, *Social & Cultural Geography*, 9, 7, > 791-806 > > Cheers > Robyn > > Robyn Longhurst > Professor > Geography Programme > School of Social Sciences > Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > University of Waikato > Private Bag 3105 > Hamilton > Aotearoa New Zealand > > Robyn Longhurst > Professor of Geography > Geography Programme > School of Social Sciences > Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > The University of Waikato > Private Bag 3105 > Hamilton 3240 > Aotearoa New Zealand > > Tel +64 7 856 2889 Ext 8306 > Fax +64 7 8384633 > > > > On 4 September 2013 14:09, Philippa Smith <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz> > wrote: > > > Dear AOIR members, > > > > I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > > preparation of a research proposal about internet access and > accessibility > > for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > > only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > > people in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments > > relating to vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as > a > > result of diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really > > anything in the health area that is relevant to this topic and it should > > extend to include anything about the benefits of the Internet for people > > with disabilities such as empowerment. > > > > I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > > also found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability > > divide in Internet access and use' in Information Communication and > Society > > to be useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I > > would be very grateful. > > > > Kind regards > > > > Philippa > > > > Philippa K Smith, PhD > > Research Manager > > Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication > > AUT University > > Auckland > > NEW ZEALAND > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:48:33 +1000 > From: Andrew Clark <andrewrclark(a)mac.com> > To: Gerard Goggin <gerard.goggin(a)sydney.edu.au> > Cc: Air list <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] critical work on Internet access and > accessibility for people with disabilities? > Message-ID: <482A9858-CA67-4473-9A0B-40F61212A1F1(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Gerard > > Hi - I would agree with your broad point. However I think one needs to be > careful when using the term disability when in fact describing impairment. > Many technological devices designed to enhance functional capacity are a > response to impairment. In essence as you note this is a bio mechanical > response to a persons impairment. > > Disablement is a much broader concept encompassing technological / social > / cultural / economic exclusion resulting from the impairment. > > It is in the exclusion we learn a lot about privilege and perceived norms. > For example in a multicultural countries such as Australia, Canada etc the > publicly anthropometric measurements are based on a very small subset of > body shapes and sizes - generally young men women joining armed forces. As > a result, they exclude a broad range of people from the supposed norm. So > design and concepts of universal design are fundamentally flawed, as they > are based on a set of data which at its core is exclusionary. > > Those are just a few thoughts > > Andrew Clark > > > > Andrew Clark > > On 04/09/2013, at 1:10 PM, Gerard Goggin <gerard.goggin(a)sydney.edu.au> > wrote: > > > Hi Philippa, and Air-L colleagues, > > > > Great that you are embarking on this project. > > > > Just to add to John and Michael's suggestions, my observation - having > > co-authored the 2003 'Digital Disability' book, & written various things > > since - is while there is now much more research/literature available on > > Internet and disabilities, there is still surprisingly little critical > > literature on disability and the Internet. > > > > There is Katie Ellis and Mike Kent's terrific 'Disability & New Media' > > (2011, Routledge), as well as Mike Jaeger's 'Disability & the Internet: > > Confronting a Digital Divide' (Rienner, 2011). > > > > Also very important is Karen Peltz Strauss's 'A New Civil Right: > > Telecommunications Equality for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Americans' > > (Gaulladet, 2006). > > > > And quite a few other important papers, not least the special issue of > ICS > > you note. > > > > However, and I hope I'm wrong on this, the potential cross-over between, > > say, Internet studies, and, on the other hand, critical disability > studies > > lies ahead. > > > > Now, the point you raise about the intersection between health and > > disability in relation to Internet technologies is interesting. > > > > My theory is that there is a lot of health technologies that are really > > about disability (or engage disability & design in some way). But this is > > not recognised. > > > > And, here's my simple version of the argument, this is because the > > biomedical model is dominant in relation to health technologies -- rather > > than an acknowledgement of the social/cultural/political shaping of > > disability (and health) in what we take to be interventions into health > > and well-being. > > > > In any case, I hope this is useful, and very best wishes with your > > research. > > > > Gerard Goggin > > > > -- > > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > > Gerard Goggin > > Professor and Chair > > Department of Media and Communications > > University of Sydney > > > > e: gerard.goggin(a)sydney.edu.au > > > <applewebdata://58CAECF0-6F6E-47A3-9980-953EE0F9094E/gerard.goggin@sydney.e > > du.au> > > p: +61 2 9114 1218 > > m: +61 428 66 88 24 > > w: > http://sydney.edu.au/arts/media_communications/staff/gerard_goggin.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/09/13 12:46 PM, "John McNutt" <mcnuttjg(a)netzero.com> wrote: > > > >> Try looking at the literature in assistive technology. There is some > very > >> good theoretical material and a lot of practical literature. It is a > >> robust > >> field and almost all of it deals with the problems of the physically and > >> mentally challenged (not all of it, however, deals with ICTs). Good > luck > >> with your search. > >> > >> John McNutt > >> Professor > >> University of Delaware > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > >> [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Philippa Smith > >> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:10 PM > >> To: Air list (air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org) > >> Subject: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > >> disabilities > >> > >> Dear AOIR members, > >> > >> I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > >> preparation of a research proposal about internet access and > accessibility > >> for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > >> only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > >> people > >> in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments relating > to > >> vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as a result of > >> diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really anything in > the > >> health area that is relevant to this topic and it should extend to > include > >> anything about the benefits of the Internet for people with disabilities > >> such as empowerment. > >> > >> I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > >> also > >> found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability > divide > >> in > >> Internet access and use' in Information Communication and Society to be > >> useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I would > >> be > >> very grateful. > >> > >> Kind regards > >> > >> Philippa > >> > >> Philippa K Smith, PhD > >> Research Manager > >> Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University Auckland > >> NEW > >> ZEALAND _______________________________________________ > >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the > Association of > >> Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or > >> unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >> > >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > >> http://www.aoir.org/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >> > >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > >> http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 02:57:27 -0400 > From: Peter Timusk <ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca> > To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] FW: Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > Message-ID: <COL126-W221323BEED52B5F4C10108DC320(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Some thoughts from me a disabled person. > > From: ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca > To: philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz > Subject: RE: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:18:01 -0400 > > > > > I would say for mental health issues you might look at poverty as a > factor. Also hundreds of thousands of persons with disabilities in Ontario > my home province in Canada and I know many, many more in the USA live with > government income support. Which means not enough money to live on > properly. You can't look at disability in the west without looking at > poverty. > > What really is accessibility on the web given this massive poverty factor. > > Also I remember a homeless person telling me at a protest that homeless > people have e-mail address when discussing how to campaign. > > > > From: philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz > > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 02:09:52 +0000 > > Subject: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > > > > Dear AOIR members, > > > > I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > preparation of a research proposal about internet access and accessibility > for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > people in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments > relating to vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as a > result of diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really > anything in the health area that is relevant to this topic and it should > extend to include anything about the benefits of the Internet for people > with disabilities such as empowerment. > > > > I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > also found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability > divide in Internet access and use' in Information Communication and Society > to be useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I > would be very grateful. > > > > Kind regards > > > > Philippa > > > > Philippa K Smith, PhD > > Research Manager > > Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication > > AUT University > > Auckland > > NEW ZEALAND > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:07:13 +0200 > From: "Isidro F. Aguillo" <isidro.aguillo(a)cchs.csic.es> > To: SIGMETRICS(a)listserv.utk.edu, web4lib(a)webjunction.org, > "Scientometrics, Informetrics and Cybermetrics" > <ISSI(a)LISTSERV.REDIRIS.ES>, air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org, > acumen-list(a)googlegroups.com, University and College Webmasters > <uwebd(a)listserver.itd.umich.edu> > Subject: [Air-L] Web impact excluding link farms and other black SEO > practices > Message-ID: <5226DC21.7070808(a)cchs.csic.es> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > The second 2013 edition of the *Ranking Web (Webometrics) of > Universities*, including more than 21000 higher education Institutions > has been published: > > *http://www.webometrics.info/* > > The rank is based on a composite indicator that combines webometric and > bibliometric variables, the first ones collected from the Web during the > last July while the second one is the updated Excellence indicator (the > 10% most cited papers in 21 disciplines) for the years 2007-2011 (SIR). > > Major innovation is a new method for calculating web visibility or > impact, the most important variable (50%) for the composite indicator > used for building the Ranking. The former method consists of combining > the number of domains originating the inlinks to the university > webdomain (backdomains) and the square root of the total number of those > inlinks: sqr(backlinks). In this way it was possible to grant proper > recognition not only to most popular web contents or most prestigious > institutions but also to the diversity and strength of the impact sources. > > Unfortunately a few webmasters choose the easy way to obtain additional > link visibility contracting external services of link farms or creating > their own ones by forcing scholars and students to overlink to the > university webdomain from external blogs or similar social tools. > > In the current edition the top 10, an arbitrary number that is open to > future modifications, sources (domains) of links and all the involved > links are excluded from the impact indicator. For most of the > universities this action exclude student blogs, sports teams pages, > non-academic forums, alternative domains and mostly local sources of > links, so true global impact is left as main component. Obviously bad > practices are strongly penalized with the new system. In a few cases > hacked websites due to poor management of the webmasters are being > overlinked for more than ten domains, including nasty sources like > pornographic, fake-products selling or hate pages. We are identifying > these individual cases for exclusion. > > On the positive side, we expect this change will promote > internationalization of the contents. Webometrics is not only ranking > websites but the overall performance of the universities. In that sense, > it has a clear advantage on other similar rankings where results are > obtained only after long-term efforts. A strong and well directed web > policy involving not only ICT departments but everybody else in the > university is going to have a huge impact in the Ranking. > > Current leaders by region are: > > *North America*: Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley > *Latin America*: Sao Paulo, UNAM, Campinas, Buenos Aires > *Europe:* Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, ETH Zurich > *Eastern & Central Europe:* Lomonosov Moscow State University > *Asia:* National Singapore, Tsinghua, Tokyo, National Taiwan > *Africa: *Kwazulu Natal, Cape Town, Stellenbosch > *Oceania:* Australian National University, Monash, Melbourne, UNSW > *Middle East:* Tel Aviv > *Arab World:* King Saud > *South Asia:* IIT Bombay > > > -- > ****************************** > > Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. > The Cybermetrics Lab, IPP-CSIC > Grupo Scimago > Madrid. SPAIN > > isidro.aguillo(a)csic.es > ORCID: 0000-0001-8927-4873 > ResearcherID: A-7280-2008 > Scholar Citations: SaCSbeoAAAAJ > Twitter: @isidroaguillo > Rankings Web: webometrics.info > > ****************************** > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 05:56:20 -0400 > From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> > To: Peter Timusk <ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca> > Cc: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] FW: Internet access and accessibility for people > with disabilities > Message-ID: > < > CAM9VJk3S73WYXqbFbmM-Uw0se_Y6GwyUPJMryoXgYA0oix8Nkw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > The Internet Society issued a paper earlier in the year - > > Internet use by persons with disabilities: Moving Forward > > http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/internet-accessibility-internet-use-pers… > > > > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Peter Timusk <ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > Some thoughts from me a disabled person. > > > > From: ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca > > To: philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz > > Subject: RE: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > > disabilities > > Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 22:18:01 -0400 > > > > > > > > > > I would say for mental health issues you might look at poverty as a > > factor. Also hundreds of thousands of persons with disabilities in > Ontario > > my home province in Canada and I know many, many more in the USA live > with > > government income support. Which means not enough money to live on > > properly. You can't look at disability in the west without looking at > > poverty. > > > > What really is accessibility on the web given this massive poverty > factor. > > > > Also I remember a homeless person telling me at a protest that homeless > > people have e-mail address when discussing how to campaign. > > > > > > > From: philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz > > > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 02:09:52 +0000 > > > Subject: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > > disabilities > > > > > > Dear AOIR members, > > > > > > I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > > preparation of a research proposal about internet access and > accessibility > > for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > > only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > > people in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments > > relating to vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as > a > > result of diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really > > anything in the health area that is relevant to this topic and it should > > extend to include anything about the benefits of the Internet for people > > with disabilities such as empowerment. > > > > > > I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > > also found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability > > divide in Internet access and use' in Information Communication and > Society > > to be useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I > > would be very grateful. > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > > > Philippa > > > > > > Philippa K Smith, PhD > > > Research Manager > > > Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication > > > AUT University > > > Auckland > > > NEW ZEALAND > > > _______________________________________________ > > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org > -------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:30:52 +1000 > From: Michael Baron <webbaron(a)gmail.com> > To: air-l <Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Online Teaching Opportunities and Practices > Message-ID: > < > CAEZjSsZ4ivEqYHC+L5uhz73hJDYSw6bhvGJeaGB+w2ehz-7XDw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Recently, I've been doing some e-teaching and I noticed that while > e-learning content management systems (CMS) enable Universities not only > deliver their programs worldwide but also to employ lecturers/course > developers/coordinators from around the Globe, all of the institutions that > I've been involved with, employ lecturing staff that is based locally > (Australia). In 90% of the cases, the lecturers/tutors are expected to be > based in the same city as the institution they are working for. > > Given the online nature of the delivery, I am curious why the > Melbourne-based training providers are so unwilling to employ > internationally-acclaimed professors/trainers/course developers and whether > Universities in other countries are managing their online staffing > arrangements likewise or not. > > Have their been any papers published on this topic? Are their any truly > international Universities that recruit online teaching staff from all over > the world? > > Any feedback/suggestions will be appreciated. > Michael Baron > > -- > Dr. Michael Baron > CEO, Baron Consulting > Website: www.baronconsulting.info > "My Body is my Temple" > "Be The Change You Want to See In The World." Gandhi > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:09:57 +0100 > From: Filippo Trevisan <Filippo.Trevisan(a)glasgow.ac.uk> > To: Philippa Smith <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz>, "Air list > (air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org)" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > Message-ID: <CE4CEF4A.F1E%filippo.trevisan(a)glasgow.ac.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="euc-kr" > > Hi Philippa, > > Although it looks at the relationship between disability and the internet > from a different perspective, you may also be interested in some of my > work on the impact of online media on disability rights activism, > particularly in relation to how these platforms have supported the > emergence of a new generation of disabled self-advocates in recent years: > > * Trevisan, Filippo (2013) ?Disabled People, Digital Campaigns, and > Contentious Politics: Upload Successful or Connection Failed?,? in > Scullion, R., Lilleker, D., Jackson, D., and Gerodimos, R., (eds.), The > Media, Political Participation, and Empowerment, London: Routledge, pp. > 175-91. > > * Trevisan, Filippo (2012) ?ICTs for Empowerment? Disability Organisations > and the Democratizing Potential of Web 2.0 in Scotland,? in Manoharan, A., > and Holzer, M., (eds.), E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and > Determinants of E-Democracy, Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp. 381-404. > > Pre-print versions of these and other papers can be accessed freely at: > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1531633 > > Also, I don't think anyone else has mentioned Ellcessor's work on > accessibility in the U.S.: > > * Ellcessor, E. (2010) BRIDGING DISABILITY DIVIDES > <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691180903456546>: A > critical history of web content accessibility through 2001 > <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691180903456546>, > Information, Communication and Society, 13(3): > pp. 289-308. > > While I completely agree on the need for advocates, technology developers > and decision-makers to address access and accessibility problems as > priorities, I also think we should be wary of conflating the complex > relationship between disability and new media into digital divide issues. > As there is so much more to be said about this, studying the experiences > of disabled users in greater detail should be a key strand of the research > agenda in this area. > > All best, > > Filippo > > ------- > Filippo Trevisan, PhD > Post-doctoral Researcher > Adam Smith Research Foundation > University of Glasgow > 66, Oakfield Avenue > Glasgow ? G12 8LS > United Kingdom > > Tel: +44 (0)141 330 9701 > Mob: +44 (0)7828 567 252 > email: filippo.trevisan(a)glasgow.ac.uk > Web: www.filippotrevisan.net > > > > On 04/09/2013 03:09, "Philippa Smith" <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz> wrote: > > >Dear AOIR members, > > > >I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > >preparation of a research proposal about internet access and > >accessibility for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will > >consider not only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the > >needs are of people in using computers/the Internet whether they have > >impairments relating to vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical > >conditions as a result of diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or > >arthritis. Really anything in the health area that is relevant to this > >topic and it should extend to include anything about the benefits of the > >Internet for people with disabilities such as empowerment. > > > >I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > >also found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability > >divide in Internet access and use' in Information Communication and > >Society to be useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further > >material I would be very grateful. > > > >Kind regards > > > >Philippa > > > >Philippa K Smith, PhD > >Research Manager > >Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication > >AUT University > >Auckland > >NEW ZEALAND > >_______________________________________________ > >The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > >is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > >Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > >http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > >Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > >http://www.aoir.org/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 16:17:32 +0000 > From: "Yeshua-Katz, Daphna" <dyeshuak(a)indiana.edu> > To: "'Philippa Smith'" <philippa.smith(a)aut.ac.nz>, "'Air list'" > <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people > with > disabilities > Message-ID: > < > 90DCA6618DEE404C981340E1E2D678DC0A8318F8(a)IU-MSSG-MBX103.ads.iu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > re: empowerment, I like this piece because it provides you a good > conceptual framework for the types of social support people with > disabilities receive online. > > Braithwaite, D. O., Waldron, V. R., & Finn, J. (1999). Communication of > Social Support in Computer-Mediated Groups for People With Disabilities. > [Article]. Health Communication, 11(2), 123. > > Nevertheless, you may find the people in New Zeeland use other types of > support you did not expect to see... > Good luck! > > > Daphna Yeshua-Katz > Department of Telecommunications > Indiana University > www.indiana.edu/~telecom/people/grads/dyeshuak.shtml > > ________________________________________ > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] > on behalf of John McNutt [mcnuttjg(a)netzero.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:46 PM > To: 'Philippa Smith'; 'Air list' > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people > with disabilities > > Try looking at the literature in assistive technology. There is some very > good theoretical material and a lot of practical literature. It is a > robust > field and almost all of it deals with the problems of the physically and > mentally challenged (not all of it, however, deals with ICTs). Good luck > with your search. > > John McNutt > Professor > University of Delaware > > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org > [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Philippa Smith > Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:10 PM > To: Air list (air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org) > Subject: [Air-L] Internet access and accessibility for people with > disabilities > > Dear AOIR members, > > I am currently searching the academic literature to help me in my > preparation of a research proposal about internet access and accessibility > for people with disabilities here in New Zealand. This will consider not > only difficulties in being 'connected' but also what the needs are of > people > in using computers/the Internet whether they have impairments relating to > vision or hearing, or who suffer from physical conditions as a result of > diseases such as Parkinson's Disease or arthritis. Really anything in the > health area that is relevant to this topic and it should extend to include > anything about the benefits of the Internet for people with disabilities > such as empowerment. > > I am aware that the Pew Report does cover this to some extent, and have > also > found Dobransky and Harigattai's 2006 paper titled 'The disability divide > in > Internet access and use' in Information Communication and Society to be > useful. But if anyone can offer or direct me to further material I would be > very grateful. > > Kind regards > > Philippa > > Philippa K Smith, PhD > Research Manager > Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication AUT University Auckland NEW > ZEALAND _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of > Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or > unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 110, Issue 4 > ************************************* >

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Internet access and accessibility for people with disabilities
by Philippa Smith 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

Dear All, I feel a bit like an excited kid in a candy shop with so many choices and leads following the fantastic response from AOIR members regarding the topic of internet access and accessibility for people with disabilities. This has provided me with a lot of reading opportunities as well as numerous perspectives and frameworks to consider - and that's what I love about this list-serv - the support and encouragement of a great community of researchers and other interested parties from around the world. Makes New Zealand feel like it is not so isolated after all. Many thanks to all who have contributed and I hope that others on the list have also found the responses useful. Kind regards Philippa Philippa K Smith, PhD Research Manager Institute of Culture, Discourse and Communication AUT University Auckland NEW ZEALAND

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CfP RC10 "Electronic Democracy" panels - IPSA Montreal, 19-24 July 2014
by Stephanie Wojcik 04 Sep '13

04 Sep '13

Dear colleagues, Please find below the list of panels run by the research committee 10 "Electronic democracy" at the next International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress in Montreal (Canada) from 19 to 24 July 2014. The full call for paper is available on the RC10 blog : http://rc10.ipsa.org/ The deadline for abstract is*October 7, 2013*. Best regards, Norbert Kersting, University of Muenster (Germany) Stéphanie Wojcik, University of Paris Est Créteil (France) *Virtual inequalities* Chair: Prof. Karen Mossberger (karen.mossberger(a)asu.edu) Digital divide is still an important topic not only a problem on the global South. Large groups are excluded from broadband technology and online services. Digital inclusion is overlapped by economic, social and political exclusion. Papers focus on strategies overcoming that gap. These are not only technological infrastructural strategies but also educational policies. *Digital Campaigning and Political Organizations* Chair: Dr. Fabienne Greffet (Fabienne.Greffet(a)univ-lorraine.fr) Discussant: Andrew Chadwick, Royal Holloway London (United Kingdom) This panel invites papers not only on digital campaigning as such, but also on analysis of the consequences digital campaigning development might have on political organizations in a broad sense (political parties, trade-unions, NGOs...). Some scholars argue that organizations may become more and more professionalized and centralized, monitoring citizens through the development of information and targeting techniques (Howard). Others consider that a "citizen-initiated" campaign model may be emerging; this could transform organizations in a more expressive and participative way (Gibson). Forms of "organizational hybridity" may intertwine social movements and parties through their media activities (Chadwick). Are these approaches applicable to different countries and cases, whatever the political context and the institutional rules? And beyond, do digital campaigning and its consequences contribute to a redefinition of electronic democracy? If so, in what sense? These topics would be discussed in this panel at the IPSA conference in Montreal, in a comparative perspective. * Online Citizenship and the Reconfiguration of Democratic Practices. A comparative perspective* Chair: Prof. Thierry Giasson (thierry.giasson(a)com.ulaval.ca) Discussant: Dietlind Stolle, Centre for the Study of Democractic Citizenship, McGill University This panel presents comparative studies dedicated to online democratic citizenship. Presentations will address the these three core questions: How do citizens use online resources and technologies, either through institutional devices or more informal networks and actions to express their citizenship? How are their online practices articulated to other, offline, forms of political expressions and activism? And, finally, does digital citizenship transform the way democracy works? Organizers welcome comparative work investigating these questions, however theoretically and methodologically innovative single case studies could also be presented. *E-participation and democratic innovation* Chair: Prof. Norbert Kersting (kerstinn(a)uni-muenster.de) Co-Chair: prof Harald Baldersheim (harald.baldersheim(a)stv.uio.no) Discussant: Harald Baldersheim 'Open Government' programme was initiated under Obama's presidency in the US. Besides open datra initiatives it reinvigorated new instruments for political participation. This allows individuals and groups to develop, monitor and evaluate particular policies, services, and the performance of government in general. New informations and commnication technologies bring in innovative partcipory instruments in the field of representative, demonstrative, deliberative and direct political particpation. These democratic innovations combine offlibne and online partcipation (blended democarcy) and they change the roles of government, public authorities, business, civil society and citizens. *Social networks and e-deliberation * Chair: Dr. Stéphanie Wojcik (stephanie.wojcik(a)u-pec.fr) Co-Chair: Dr. Domagoj Bebic' (domagoj(a)edemokracija.hr) Discussant: Domagoj Bebic' Social media changed individual political participation dramatically. Social media seem to be crucial for these new social movements? What is the relationship between socio political pluralism and Internet? What is the reaction of political parties and civil society in democratic regimes. Papers focus on the evaluation of the quality of social networks. This raises the question about the quality of these networks and the quality of deliberation in the internet. The panel will try to categorize, analyze and evaluate the different tools. *E-voting:Internet voting, voting machines * Chair: Dr. Thad Hall (thadhall(a)gmail.com) Co-Chair: Prof. Alexander Trechsel Discussant: Alexander Trechsel Electronic voting and internet voting seems to be reinvigorated. This panel is open for discussion on strategies of national and supranational institutions such as Council of Europe regarding Electronic and internet voting. New experiments in Mexico, Argentina, new trends in India etc should be presented. Latest developments and trends in Norway, Denmark, Switzerland in the local election and new experiences in Estonia, Switzerland, USA, Russia will be evaluated. *Data protection and data security* Chair: Dr. Shiru Wang (shiruw(a)gmail.com) Co-Chair: Dr. Masahiro Iwasaki (iwasaki(a)mtj.biglobe.ne.jp) Discussant: Shiru Wang Surveillance, data privacy and regulations are becoming an important issue. This panel issue is concerned with the concrete benefits and the downsides of the various opendata initiatives worldwide. Which public policies and strategies of implementation are known? Are global initiatives adopting such strategies or are there new instruments? Topics of interest include but are not limited to technological and organizational challenges. * **Catalyst or cacophony? The impact of the Internet on political opinion and participation in non-democratic regimes.* Chair: Dr. Jason Abbott (jason.abbott(a)louisville.edu) Co-Chair: Prof. Norbert Kersting Discussant: Laurence Whitehead This panel will provide a comparative analysis of the impact and implications of Internet use on political opinion and participation in authoritarian and quasi-authoritarian regimes. It is widely accepted that the Internet provides access to alternative sources of unmediated information, is a tool by which opposition and reformist voices can circumvent conventional forms of censorship and media regulation, and a means by which dissident groups can organize and mobilize. Such conventional wisdom however is drawn from a relatively small number of countries where authoritarian regimes have succumbed to reformist and revolutionary oppositions. To test whether the hypothesis is valid requires a much larger multi-country and multi-regional analysis. It is to this end that this panel will contribute. It is envisaged that the panel will present case studies and data from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. To this end papers are invited from researchers investigating the impact and role of the Internet in these regions. *Towards transparent societies? International Perspectives on Open Government, Open data & Transparency Research* Chair: Dr. Sarah Labelle (sarah.labelle(a)sic.univ-paris13.fr) Co-Chair: Mr. François ALLARD-HUVER Discussants: Prof. Yves Jeanneret Dr. Claire Oger Inspired by previous research on open government, transparency, public participation and governance practices in both Political Science and Information & Communication Sciences, this panel will discuss the current state of transparency research. From a historical and theoretical point of view to practical research focusing on policy implementations, proposals will explore how transparency redistributes powers and redefines relationships between stakeholders by examining its status as an ideological notion and as a model for action in the public sphere. The panel will analyze how transparency refers to skills and expertise of public actors, in new frames of policies, especially those including the changing media environment (information society, open government, etc.). We aim to bring together different research traditions and geographic perspectives questioning the notion of transparency and related concepts like openness, accountability or empowerment. Topics of interest can pertain to varying scales and scopes of perspectives including organizations such as States, NGOs, IOs, etc., or themes such as governance, business, trust, etc. Panel issues are concerned with the social operativity of the notion of transparency and the way it refers to concrete processes and political authority. Moreover, we form the hypothesis that transparency as a model leads to undervalue the role of communication and to occult tools, signs and socio-technical apparatuses. *Voting advice application* (Possible joint panel with RC 23 Election) Chair: Andre Krouwel (Vrije University) (a.p.m.krouwel-moredalaguna(a)vu.nl) Discussant: Ali Carkoglu (Koc University) Vote Advice Applications offer many potential opportunities to study the dynamics of elections over the course of the campaign. This panel brings together papers on VAA, its' use and impact on the electorate. Using novel technologies, such as eye-tracking, papers will explore what users focus on and how this impacts their use and retention of the data.

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