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Glossary

critical design

Pronunciation

Type/Context

Design Approach

Short Definition

A design approach that challenges traditional ideas by provoking thought and questioning societal norms. It is used to create alternative visions of the future, often addressing social, political, and ethical issues through design practices.

Relevance

Critical design uses design to question and critique social, political, and ethical issues in tech. However, it also poses the unresolved question of whether it can create systemic change or if it merely critiques existing systems without offering clear pathways for action and reform.

Additional Notes

Further Reading

Hamraie, A., & Fritsch, K. (2019). Crip Technoscience Manifesto. Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience, 5(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.28968/cftt.v5i1.29607Ruggieru, L. (2019, October 21). Critical design will make our lives better [Design Blog]. Maize. https://www.maize.io/cultural-factory/critical-design/

American Sign Language (ASL)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation

Black American Sign Language (BASL)

Black Sign Variation (BSV)

CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens)

CART Captioning

CMS (Content Management System)

Creative Commons

Crip Technoscience

Disability Justice (DJ)

Dish With One Spoon

Dish With One Spoon Territory

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Do-It-Together (DIT)

Etuaptmumk / Two-Eyed Seeing

Inclusive Design

Indigenous accessibility

Indigenous cosmology

Indigenous data

Indigenous data sovereignty (IDS)

Indigenous futurism

Indigenous protocols

Indigenous science

Internet speed test

IoT (Internet of Things)

Oglála Lakȟóta

Participatory Action Research (PAR)

Pedagogy of Peace

Transformative Justice (TJ)

Waqmitkuk (Wagmatcook)

active listening

algorithmic bias

anti-black sanism

anti-oppression

audio description

augmented reality (AR)

change management

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