CripTech
Disability and Technology in Japan and the United States
DECEMBER 7-8, 2018
an International Symposium
DAVID BROWER CENTER
2150 ALLSTON WAY
BERKELEY, CA
ABOUT
Technology has the potential to greatly improve access and the full social participation of disabled individuals in Japan and the United States. Both countries have invested considerable sums in these directions, but often this research is being conducted separately from the key stakeholders. This symposium brings together technologists, anthropologists, educators, and other researchers who are working on the nexus of technology, access, and design in Japan together with scholars, engineers, researchers, and activists in the United States for a four-day symposium and workshop in Berkeley, California, the home of the independent living movement. The majority of the participants identify as disabled people.
SPEAKERS
Japan + International
Satsuki AYAYA, Researcher
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo
Asa ITO, Associate Professor
Institute for Liberal Arts
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yoshihiko KAWAUCHI, Professor
Department of Human Environmental Design
Toyo University
Shinichiro KUMAGAYA, Associate Professor
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo
Ninon LAMBERT, Research Student
Tokyo University
Grant Jun OTSUKI, Lecturer
Victoria University of Wellington
Ayako SHIMIZU, President
Hikari Lab
United States
Valerie BLACK, Doctoral Candidate
UC Berkeley
Regan BRASHEAR, Filmmaker
Abigail COCHRAN, Doctoral Candidate
UC Berkeley
Chris DOWNEY, Architect
Architecture for the Blind
Aimi HAMRAIE*, Assistant Professor
Center for Medicine, Health, and Society
Vanderbilt University
Laura HARRISON, Doctoral Candidate
UC Santa Cruz
Liz HENRY, Futurist
Mozilla
David James SAVARESE*, Co-producer and Subject
Deej
Ian SMITH, Board Member
Project Alloy
Brent WHITE, AP Director
Ala Costa Centers
Gregor WOLBRING*, Associate Professor
Department of Community Health Sciences
University of Calgary
SCHEDULE
* Speakers indicated with a * asterisk will present remotely via teleconferencing software
Friday December 7 - Conference Day One
Open to the Public – no pre-registration needed
9:00 Coffee and Pastries
9:15 Opening remarks: Dana Buntrock (CJS), Toru Tamiya (JSPS), and Karen Nakamura (DisStudies)
9:30 Panel 1: Neurodiversity and Technologies of Inclusion and Access
9:30 Kumagaya Shin'ichiro– Introduction to Tojisha-kenkyu (User-led Research) in Japan: Co-creating narratives within
the invisible minority community
9:50 Ayaya Satsuki– Toward Inclusive Society and Culture for Autism Spectrum: Tojisha-kenkyu (User-led Research) on Social Majority and Accessible Information Design
10:10 Brent White – “A Neurodivergent-Designed Educational Model (NDEM): Neurodivergent-Lead Design”
10:30 Laura Harrison– “Neurodivergent Co-Participatory Research”
10:50 Panel discussion and Q&A
11:30 Break
1:00 Plenaries on Inclusive Spaces and Universal Design
1:00 Yoshihiko Kawauchi– Universal Design in Japan
1:30 Aimi Hamraie*– Building Access: Universal Design and the Politics of Disability
2:00 Q&A
2:30 Break
3:00p Deej film screening (73 minutes)
4:15 David Savarese* - listen2us.net – literacy, self-determination and interdependence for non-speakers
5:00 Conference Day One ends
* Speakers indicated with an asterisk * will be attending via teleconference or telecommunication.
Saturday December 8 - Conference Day Two
Open to the Public – no pre-registration needed
8:50 Coffee and Pastries
9:00 Fixed Film Screening (60 min) w/ introduction by director Regan Brashear
10:00 Discussion on Transhumanism, Feminism, and Crip Futurities
Gregor Wolbring*, Liz Henry, Ian Smith | Moderator: Franky Spektor
10:45 Plenary on Disability Centered Design
Chris Downey– Universal Design and the BVI Perspective
Q&A
11:30 Break
1:00 Plenary
Ayako Shimizu– Talk title TBA
Q&A
1:45 Panel 2: Care Robotics, Human-Computer Relations, and AI
1:45 Ninon Lambert- Who cares? Exploring the entanglements of interaction and care with social robots in nursing homes
2:05 Grant Otsuki*- Human-Machine Interfacing as Utopian Practice in Japan
2:25 Disscussant: Valerie Black
2:45 Break
3:00 Panel 3: Crip Futurities
3:00 Asa Ito– Disabled person’s Interaction with objects and self-governance
3:40 Abigail Cochran– People with Disabilities' Use of On-Demand Transportation Services
4:00 Discussion
4:45 Closing Remarks: Karen Nakamura (DisStudies)
* Speakers indicated with an asterisk * will be attending via teleconference or telecommunication.
ACCESS
ASL interpretation and CART services have been requested for the conference and films will be open captioned and audio described. The conference venue is wheelchair accessible and is located in downtown Berkeley near the Berkeley BART station.
Please do not come wearing any scents or perfumes (including essential oils) and please respect the scent-free zones in the conference area. Scented individuals (including essential oils) may be asked to move.
Please note that there will be small children and service animals present.
For all other access requests, please email
SPONSORS
This event was made possible by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the UC Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies, the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society Disability Studies Cluster, the Robert and Colleen Haas Chair in Disability Studies, and Making Change Media.
ARTISTIC NOTE AND IMAGE DESCRIPTION
Poster design and sketch of Rose the bionic woman are copyright 2018 by Franchesca Spektor. All rights reserved and used with artist’s permission. Image description of conference artwork: A woman who has a human-looking face, forearm, wrist, and hand; she has a robotic-looking shoulder, upper arm and elbow. We see her from behind, and her face is turned to the side.
LOCATION
David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way, Suite 100
Berkeley, CA 94704
Green from the ground up, the Brower Center is a powerful model of sustainable, mixed-use development. Utilizing the latest in energy-saving technologies and recycled building materials, the Center makes as light a footprint on the Earth as possible, taking into account the true life-cycle cost of building construction, operation, and maintenance.
Designed by acclaimed architect Dan Solomon, the Brower Center follows the example of some of Europe’s most distinguished green buildings in both its contextual fit and use of innovative technologies. In so doing, the Brower Center is articulated with a distinct base, middle, and top.
The base is formed by awnings, arcades, and entrances for the various ground floor uses, while the middle of the building is defined by exposed structural columns and various light control devices. A projecting upper floor and sculpted awning structure that orients photovoltaic panels southward toward the sun delineates the building’s top.
The Brower Center has received a LEED Platinum rating, the highest possible rating from the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.