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SUMMARY:Comics Beyond Sight
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit covers a variety of creative approaches to comic
 s visual accessibility\, and by extension visual accessibility broadly. 
 Those approaches range from multimedia (audio and textual descriptions) 
 through multidimensional and emerging technologies strategies (3D printi
 ng\, haptics\, and screen-based mobile touch interfaces). It demonstrate
 s that comics can be made accessible. Learn about the international effo
 rts of innovators in the realm of comics accessibility for those who are
  blind or have low vision\, assembled by the Accessible Comics Collectiv
 e at San Francisco State University (SFSU) with the expertise of blind a
 ccess professionals. Emily Beitiks was the accessibility lead for the co
 ntent creation of the exhibit. She is the co-director for the San Franci
 sco Disability Cultural Center (the first civically funded disability cu
 lture center on the planet!)\, and prior to that\, the director of the L
 ongmore Institute on Disability. Nick Sousanis (SFSU)\, the lead creativ
 e organizer of the exhibit\, is a Detroit native and was the first perso
 n to draw his dissertation in comics format\, subsequently published as 
 the graphic novel Unflattening. View the exhibit anytime the Hatcher Lib
 rary is open\, and join us for an opening presentation on Friday\, Octob
 er 2nd\, 1:00pm - 4:00pm.\n\nMore info: https://events.umich.edu/event/1
 50276\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/22a3bf3b-f087-49db-aa06-ee21d
 32694a2
LOCATION:The University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, MI
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/22a3bf3b-f087-49db-aa06-ee21d32694a
 2
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