How can information be ‘barrier-free’? A critical reading of china’s web accessibility policies in the 21st century

Dai, Ruikai; Lin, Zihao

doi:10.1080/09687599.2023.2222894

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“…By meticulously designing metaverse libraries, educational spheres, and learning experiences that prioritize accessibility, usability, and diversity, a conducive environment emerges where individuals of diverse abilities, backgrounds, and circumstances can actively participate and derive benefits. This endeavour aligns with the stance of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which has acknowledged the significance of addressing digital divides and advancing digital inclusivity (Dai and Lin, 2023). Their framework underscores the necessity of ensuring that all individuals and communities can partake in the advantages of the information society.…”

Section: Building Inclusive Metaverse Knowledge Systemsmentioning

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Reincarnation of libraries via metaverse: A pathway for a sustainable knowledge system in the digital age

Ajani,

Enakrire,

Oladokun

et al. 2023

Business Information Review

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The evolution of metaverse libraries offers a transformative pathway for redefining knowledge systems in the digital age. This study delves into the seamless integration of enduring library principles with the expansive capabilities of the metaverse, envisioning a harmonious coexistence that preserves traditional library values while propelling knowledge dissemination, inclusivity, and collaboration to new heights. Real-world case studies provide valuable insights into successful metaverse library implementations and offer lessons for future endeavors. By seamlessly merging traditional library attributes with immersive digital experiences, metaverse libraries can offer tailored learning journeys, foster global collaboration, and ensure secure content distribution. However, the landscape is not without challenges, such as privacy concerns, digital literacy gaps, and the imperative of inclusivity, all of which require thoughtful interdisciplinary collaboration. This evolution underscores the significance of preserving the essence of physical libraries while embracing the potential of the metaverse. Through adept navigation of these complexities, metaverse libraries have the capacity to revolutionize education, nurture collaboration, and ensure equitable access to knowledge in a dynamic and interconnected digital landscape.

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Section: Building Inclusive Metaverse Knowledge Systemsmentioning

confidence: 84%

Reincarnation of libraries via metaverse: A pathway for a sustainable knowledge system in the digital age

Ajani,

Enakrire,

Oladokun

et al. 2023

Business Information Review

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Co-Producing access(ible) Knowledge: Methodological Reflections on a Community-Based Participatory Research

Huang,

He,

Jiang

2024

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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This paper is a methodological reflection on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project that used the photovoice method to unravel the educational experiences of disabled college students in China’s higher education institutions. Although CBPR endeavors to nurture equitable community engagement in research processes, there are practical challenges to address the full participation of people with divergent disabilities and access needs. Drawing upon the critical disability studies literature, and particularly upon the activist scholarship of disability justice that revolves around interdependency, collective access, and cross-disability solidarity, we provide an open discussion on the complexities, tensions, and challenges of envisioning and creating access for participants with different disabilities in a visuality-centered CBPR. Our findings suggest that access creation in CBPR should go beyond the checklist style of accommodation and instead be approached as relational, dynamic, and iterative processes that require ongoing reflection, (re)learning, and negotiation among researchers and participants. We implemented nonvisual photography to adapt to the visuality-centered bias in the photovoice method. Nonvisual photography empowered participants with visual disabilities to evoke multiple sensorialities in their photo-taking, displaying, and interpretation. Moreover, the participants without visual disabilities also learned and practiced collective access and interdependency through co-transforming the CBPR into an accessible space for all. The heterogeneity among participants with divergent disabilities and access needs challenged CBPR’s envisioning of a unified community with recognized commonalities. The inclusion of participants across disability groups created an opportunity for all participants to draw meaning from the ableist social and political circumstances that forged them as a community and to develop a sense of belonging and bonding in and through CBPR. In that light, disability justice and access should be reimagined and incorporated into CBPR.

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How can information be ‘barrier-free’? A critical reading of china’s web accessibility policies in the 21st century

Cited by 2 publications

References 49 publications

Reincarnation of libraries via metaverse: A pathway for a sustainable knowledge system in the digital age

Reincarnation of libraries via metaverse: A pathway for a sustainable knowledge system in the digital age

Co-Producing access(ible) Knowledge: Methodological Reflections on a Community-Based Participatory Research

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