On this episode of Welcomed by Design, we sit down with Dr. Bess Williamson, Dr. Elizabeth Guffey, and Dr. Meryl Alper to discuss the past, present, and future of disability design. Our talking points include the "wiggly" nature of access, the way mindsets around accessible design (particularly around Universal Design methodology) have differed/evolved across time and place, and the nuances around disability and visibility. (Our guests' guiding advice around responsible speculative design and thoughts on the potentials of crip technoscience/design were particular Welcomed by Design team-favorite moments.)

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Host and producer: Lynn Priestley

Executive producer: Dr. Jessica FitzPatrick

Sound designer: Ashton McCool

Producer: Emily Kuntz

Transcriber: Shivangi "Teddy" Tiwari

Our Guests' Links:

• Our guest's websites:

• Dr. Elizabeth Guffey's website

• Dr. Meryl Alper's website

• Dr. Bess Williamson's website

• Books discussed in our conversation:

• After Universal Design [coming out in June 2023]

• Kids Across the Spectrums [coming out in August 2023]

• Accessible America

• Making Disability Modern

Sound credits:

• "Turning to You" from Landmans Duet, by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

• "Valantis" from Cauldron, by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

• "Algae Trio" from Algae Fields, by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

• The rest of the audio comes from Freesound.org.

• Julesv4 - Door Creaking

• Rivernile7 - Writing on Paper

• Thatmisfit - Pages Turning

• Piermic - Children Playing

• Simone_DS - Pans Clanking

• TimothyD4Y - Bacon Sizzling

• Zrrion-the-Insect - Keyboard Typing Sounds

• 60013_qubodup - Whoosh

If you have questions, guest suggestions, or comments about the accessibility of this podcast, please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected].

Unembedded link to above-mentioned resource library: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1unKUUqD_SH2Qi0C94s2j7WEuXdtP0k0e?usp=sharing