UPDATES
After the workshops...
Thanks to the heartfelt insightful discussions shared with participants LIBERATE in May 2021 we're excited to share some outcomes, resources, and conversations that came out of it. If you have more updates and resources to share please do not hesitate to reach out to us at Info@Innovatorsbox.com. Thank you and we hope this continues to help promote the importance of inclusive and thoughtful innovations.
On January 4, 2022, LIBERATE 2021 was selected as one of the topics for the 2022 NSF Convergence Accelerator Solicitation.
The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) is to make the research and innovation community aware of the convergent research topics selected from the program's recent ideation process (based upon Dear Colleague Letter/Request for Information NSF 21-012) for the fiscal year (FY) 2022. These topics will be included as tracks for the FY 2022 cohort in an upcoming funding opportunity requesting submissions to the NSF Convergence Accelerator. This DCL is intended to provide additional time prior to the release of the new funding opportunity for researchers, innovators, and educators to form teams addressing these topics.
Some articles and updates from our participants at LIBERATE 2021.
"A Peer-Reviewed Portrait of Suffering" by Daniel Engber, The Atlantic - An interview with Dr. James Sulzer who shared his story about his daughter and how he got into his expertise of advocating for inclusive tech development. Dr. James Sulzer was one of our speakers and participants at LIBERATE 2021.
"My day with Henry Evans - a quadriplegic who's gaining movement through robotics" by Peter Adams, The Washington Post - An interview with Henry Evans who shared his story and journey about why inclusive technology and awareness is important. Henry Evans was one of our participants at LIBERATE 2021.
"Leading Practices for Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Field, Laboratory, and Computational Science – A Conversation Series" by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. - Roy Cooper, Sheryl Burgstahler, and Julian Brinkley who were participants from LIBERATE 2021 and another workshop on the theme of PwD were selected to be part of the National Academies committee for a series of seminars/panel discussions.
"Rethinking Inclusive Design, Beyond Technology" by Sarah Bloodworth, InnovatorsBox - InnovatorsBox shared insights on how to rethink Inclusive Design and shared lessons learned from the LIBERATE 2021 event to make the Insights we learned at the event be accessible for others outside of this field. InnovatorsBox was one of the co-hosts of LIBERATE 2021.
"Disability Inclusion In The Digital Workspace: An Actionable Guide" by Sarah Bloodworth, InnovatorsBox - InnovatorsBox shared insights on how to rethink disability Inclusion especially as we work remotely longer during the pandemic. Insights were drawn from LIBERATE 2021. InnovatorsBox was one of the co-hosts of LIBERATE 2021.