#AccessibleAnthro Articles in Anthropology News
2021
January/February
Welcome to 2021
Author: Nell Koneczny | Published: March, 12, 2021
Welcome to 2021! AAA continues to grow and improve our accessibility initiatives.
2020
September/October
Raising Our Voices, the AccessibleWay
Author: Nell Koneczny | Published: October 20, 2020
How you can join us in making the fall event series as accessible as possible.
July/August
Thirty Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Author: Nell Koneczny with Sumi Colligan, Devva Kasnitz, and Aron S. Marie | Published: October 2, 2020
This summer we marked the thirtieth anniversary of the ADA by asking disabled AAA members three questions about the ADA and anthropology.
May/June
Accessibility in the Switch to Online
Author: Nell Koneczny | Published: July 7, 2020
This article reminds readers that virtual spaces are not inherently accessible and that the COVID world presents a unique opportunity to center the creation of accessible virtual spaces.
Disabled Identified Scholar Experiences at the AAA Annual Meeting
Accessibility at the AAA Annual Meeting
Authors: Kevin Darcy and Brandon Hunter-Pazzara | Published: May 21, 2020
In this article, “Two anthropologists reflect on their experiences and ask what it will take to make our discipline and our Annual Meeting more accessible.”
March/April
Highlighting Accessibility Issues through #AccessibleAnthChat
Author: Nell Koneczny | Published: July 7, 2020
This article highlights insights shared by anthropologists about fieldwork accessibility during the March #AccessibleAnthChat on Twitter.
January/February
Celebrating 30 Years of the ADA
Author: Nell Koneczny | Published: July 7, 2020
This article begins 2020 with a brief celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and what AAA is doing to “dismantle the walls of exclusion that still exist in our discipline”.
2019
November/December
Providing Accessibility as a Meeting Attendee
Author: Nell Koneczny | Published: November 5, 2019
This article is crucial for all 2019 AAA/CASCA attendees to review so they may support increased accessibility at the Annual Meeting.
Webinars and Videos
AAA Auditory Accessibility Message for Presenters
Presented by the AAA Meetings Team along with the Kyle Duarte Company
Accessibility at AAA Facebook Live Event
Hosted by the AAA Accessibility & Meetings Coordinator on Thursday, September 3, 2020, 1-1:30 pm ET
Download the PowerPoint Slides
COVID-19: Responsive Teaching and Learning in Anthropology – A Two-Part Webinar Series
This series developed in response to COVID-19. Both parts of the series incorporate information about accessibility in online teaching spaces during the COVID-19 phenomena, though please know the series does not exclusively focus on accessibility issues.
Presented by:
- Angela Jenks, Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Anthropology at the UC Irvine; Editor in Chief of the Teaching and Learning Anthropology Journal.
- Michael Wesch, Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University and co-founder of anth101.com, a free alternative to introductory textbooks
- Nell Koneczny, Accessibility and Meetings Coordinator
Video Recordings
2019 AAA/CASCA Speaker-Ready & Accessible Presentations Webinar Resources
Hosted by the AAA Meetings Team on Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Please go to the Webinar Google Folder to access the following resources, available both in standard and large print versions:
- Webinar slides
- Recording of the second half of the webinar
- The internet disconnected the recording part-way through, and we are unfortunately unable to provide a recording of the entire webinar. We apologize for the inconvenience.
- This recording includes ASL interpretation but does not have captions embedded into the video. However, a transcript of the spoken information is available in the Google Folder.
- Transcript of the entire webinar
- Information about “lists of terminology”
- Answers to chat questions.
Additional Resources
- College Planning Guide for Students With Learning Disabilities
- Common Accessibility Terms
- Hosting Accessible Virtual Meetings
- DSA Grants Available to Students in UK Area
#AccessibleAnthro on Twitter
This hashtag highlights information about accessibility and is dedicated to making anthropology more accessible for everyone.