DAY
Day 1
TIME
11:00 – 12:00
AREA
Brick Stage
TYPE
Workshop
LANGUAGE
English
AI is ableist. But that doesn’t mean it always will be. Join this Disability Studies-driven workshop to explore ways we can rethink data and design to truly “disable” AI and inclusively build our technological futures.
The workshop aims to equip participants with actionable strategies to identify and address ableism in AI, specifically when working with LLMs and assessing visual outputs. Together we will explore strategies for engaging in participatory design and building AI that represents disability more authentically.
Jennifer Andrews
City University of New York / Digitas New York
Jennifer Andrews is an MA student of Disability Studies at the City University of New York where she’s focused on the concept of “Disabling AI,” research around ableism in GenAI, data and design.
She’s also an award-winning innovator and SVP of Experience Design at Digitas New York. Within her role at Digitas, she’s an avid promoter and practitioner of responsible, ethcal AI design.
As a companion to her day-to-day work, she’s a member of the Digitas Accessibility Center of Excellence and a board member of Enable, a business resource group (BRG) at Publicis Groupe for people with apparent and non-apparent disabilities and their allies.