Author(s):
Langston Clement, MA Candidate* - Temple University
Abstract:
This presentation will showcase a film created by high school students enrolled in the BITS Program at Temple University. The BITS program provides participants with experiences that build geographic information technology skills. The film depicts the perspectives of students on the meanings of accessibility for persons with disabilities on Temple's main campus. The film illustrates the highly nuanced ways in which students connected with the literal challenges that are faced by persons with physical disabilities. However, it also shows the ways in which they were able to draw analogy to other forms of social and physical marginalization characteristic of North Philadelphia, an inner city location. This paper will consider the challenges associated with representing the concerns of persons with disabilities. It also addresses the main focus of the enabling spaces project - to find constructive ways of engaging youth to envision their urban spaces in inclusive ways as a means to create new urban geographies.
Access to admissions along with a description of Project Beta can be found at:
http://projectbeta.weebly.com.
