The Remote Access Archive Exhibitions place the documents and interviews in the Remote Access Archive in the broader scope of the histories of remote access. Each exhibit highlights different documents and interviews in the archive. They also make connections between different parts of the archive.
Image Description: An entry in the Remote Access Archive Timeline. The text reads: January 1, 1983; Remote Access: The internet. While there were networks of computers before this date, January 1, 1983 is the date that ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) and the Defense Data Network switched to a shared communications protocol. The internet is the backbone of many forms of remote access today, including video calling and social media networks. Internet infrastructure is essential to keeping disabled people connected. The image is a map of the Internet protocol linking the ARPANET, Packet Radio Network (PRNET), and Atlantic Satellite Network (SATNET). There are squiggly lines connecting symbols and names of different parts of the protocol. There is a legend in the bottom left.
This timeline is constructed in ArcGIS StoryMaps by Avianna Miller and Kelsie Acton. It documents remote access both within the Remote Access Archive and beyond, giving an overview of key historical moments in remote access.
Exhibition 1 - Remote Access Archive Video
This video was created by Kelsie Acton and Aimi Hamraie. It explores why and how disabled people have used remote access, drawing on resources from the Remote Access Archive.
Image Description: Commentary by Katie Sullivan, formatted to look like a comment on a blog. The commentary reads: As many online spaces and forums currently exist, it feels as though people who don’t use “the right words” are chastised and discouraged from contributing to conversations. It is important to note that not everyone has access to the sorts of disability–identity discourses that seem to be sculpted and intellectualized within the academy. In my own life, coming to claim disability as an identity has evolved through time. The means by which I articulate the relationship between my bodymind and the world is fluid; getting to define that for myself has been a rather powerful thing. Posted by: Katie Sullivan| December 10, 2023 10:06PM.
This exhibit was created by Melissa Luong, Cela Patras, and Katie Sullivan. It explores how the comments sections of blogs and websites are places where disabled people share knowledge, negotiate identity, and make culture.
