DARCI

Sarah McDonagh is a researcher specialising in media accessibility, cultural heritage and sustainability. Her research interests include digital heritage, particularly contested heritage. And the intersections between sustainability and accessibility. Sarah has published a wide array of topics in the media accessibility field, including accessibility and contested heritage, accent and audio description, media accessibility as a pedagogical tool, easy-to-read adaptations and climate communication, and participatory practises in the archive.

Gonzalo is a Serra Hunter lecturer in English and Translation at the Department of Translation, Interpreting of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He has a PhD in Translation and Intercultural Studies, Audio-visual Translation and Accessibility. And an MA in translation studies and a BA in English and French studies.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Gabriela Ortiz from Percepciones Textuales. Based in Buenos Aires, she explores her work in the field of accessibility as well as the Argentinian and Latin American context. Transcript at https://enhancingaudiodescription.com/darci-14

In this episode Mariana interviewed Sanjit Samaddar who teaches a variety of programming and design modules on the Interactive Media BSC at the University of York, mostly linked to user experience, design, and accessibility. His research is dedicated to the intersection of gerontology and rehabilitation engineering, with a particular focus on investigating the use of personal robots for older people. 

In this episode Mariana interviewed Hannah Thompson, a partially blind academic and activist whose work focuses on the intersections between critical disability studies and French studies. Would you like to stay updated on our activities? To join our subscribers to get updates on our progress, new blog posts, podcast episodes, and occasional calls for participation in our studies please find our newsletter form on our website at https://enhancingaudiodescription.com.

In this episode Mariana interviewed Michelle Duxbury, who challenges traditional art hierarchies by exploring identity, body & landscape through embroidery, film & installation, as a disabled/neurodivergent, a multidisciplinary artist from a working-class background.