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Building Accessible Cyberinfrastructure in the Global Disability Community : Evaluating Collaboration Readiness and Use of the DID Policy Collaboratory

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posted on 2023-08-05, 10:59 authored by Derrick CogburnDerrick Cogburn, Filippo TrevisanFilippo Trevisan, Erin Spanio, Maya C. Aguilar

This study is focused on better understanding the socio-technical infrastructure required to enhance participation of the global disability community in key global governance processes. It explores the impact of a virtual organizational platform, called the Disability Inclusive Development (DID) Policy collaboratory on the participation of the UN Disability Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development (DIAUD) Network in the preparatory processes for the UN Habitat III Conference. This paper asks four broad questions about the DIAUD network: (1) what is its origin, composition, and structure; (2) to what degree does it represent a transnational advocacy network; (3); what is its baseline “collaboration readiness”; and (4) how effectively does it use the Collaboratory? Data are drawn from surveys and participant observation at virtual and face-to-face network meetings. Key findings include: (1) DIAUD is organized as a TAN; (2) has important linkages with epistemic communities; and (3) has made substantive and sustained policy contributions.

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50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:73475

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