The Catwalk Speaks

Workshop Description

Learn how words bring fashion to life in this three-hour workshop exploring audio description for fashion.

It's perfect for anyone interested in fashion accessibility, including creatives and professionals, accessibility advocates, people with low vision or blindness, and anyone curious about the intersection of creativity and inclusion.

What to expect

Accessibility experts, Nilgun Guven and Skye de Vent from Vitae Veritas, will guide you through the process of crafting sensory audio descriptions for fashion.

The workshop will be experiential and participatory, using body, mind, voice and senses. We’ll work, share and learn together. At times we will use tech such as microphones. 

You can participate in the workshop process at your own pace and capacity.

Practical details

Location: RMIT City Campus, Garden Building (10), Level 6, Room 89. There will be signage on the day to help you navigate around the RMIT city campus to the workshop venue.

This is an accessible location, with lift access. There is a kitchenette and chill space in the room. Please let us know if you have any specific accessibility requirements so we can support your participation in the workshop.

Please bring:

·       Water bottle

·       Wear comfortable clothing and footwear

·       Device for writing, if you prefer. Paper and pens will be provided.

Important note: Audio Description Research

This workshop is part of a pilot research study on fashion and audio description. The research aims to make fashion more accessible for all.

Please be aware that photographs will be taken and/or observational data (e.g. notes) will be collected during the workshop activities with your consent. The notes will not be identifiable to you in any way.

As you enter the workshop, a researcher will greet you. If you prefer not to be photographed or observed, please let them know; you are still most welcome to participate in the workshop. You may withdraw your consent (whether related to images or observation) at any time during the workshop.

The photos and observation notes will be used to develop future research on audio description for fashion and may be used in conference presentations and journal articles.

All research data will be anonymous or de-identified and saved in secure digital and physical locations according to RMIT University policy.

For further information, please contact:

Dr Julie Gork: julie.gork@rmit.edu.au

Dr Belinda Johnson: belinda.johnson@rmit.edu.au