A follow-up re CHI 2024 Dissent -- this letter contains things that we have achieved together, things that remain to be done, and recommendations for future work. #CHI2024 #whyCHI #CripTheACM #CripCHI
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tYFfSiCimPbQOHjYDSrw4cyBC_2zUIpnJpKDHOWuk60/edit?usp=drivesdk
For those students and early-career faculty who are worried about the loss of networking opportunity caused by refusing to participate in #CHI2024, I will be providing networking and mentorship support for scholars interested in Technology and Disability, broadly construed.
It is my duty to model the behavior I hope to see from my peers so that we can do what is right - Refusing CHI - while continuing to support young marginalized scholars. Those who benefit most from in-person CHI are the same people who are hurt the least by opportunity loss.
Twice a month for a year, I will host 2 mentoring and networking sessions. That's 24 people who will receive focused advice on scholarship, programs, contacts, and resources that will benefit their career goals and project aspirations. I absolutely do not help 24 ppl at CHI.
So if you are worried about networking opportunities without #CHI2024, or you are worried for your students, and your scholarship sits in the nebula of disability, marginality, HCI, design, ethics, policy, and politics, you can sign up here:
