The topic I have chosen for my digital exhibit in based on the central idea called “ A Digital Divide”. This is an issue that focusses on the lack of technological access for poor and underprivileged members of society. Since I’m from a developing country like India, I have first handedly witnessed this issue and […]
Blog Post #4
The idea of ‘Access’ in the two articles, “Navigating through Ableist Architecture”, and “A technology gap between the rich and poor deepening US inequality” highlights the lack of availability with regard to technological and transportation resources for different sectors of society present today. It evokes a sentiment towards the necessity for attention required concerning Ableist […]
Blog Post 3
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commits to screening passengers without biases towards their race, color, sex, gender identity, national origin, religion or disability. However, prejudgement, technological limitations, and misconceived notions have led to traumatic travel experiences for butches and transgender people. Similarly, with the “Ethics in Design” article, racial ignorance while developing new and modern […]
Blog Post 1- Should museums return artifacts that were acquired illegally?
The clip from the Black Panther helped strengthen the idea that not only have museums retrieved artifacts illegally, they also hesitate at times when it comes to knowing the actual origin and other valid facts about the same artifacts. Moreover, some museums exhibit such artifacts with incorrect details, which further degrades its culture and history. […]