Participatory sensory ethnography: a collaborative methodology for understanding everyday journeys of disabled people by Gordon Waitt and Theresa Harada
Figure 11.1 Wheelchair-mounted Go-pro. Video recording an everyday journey with carer. Reflected in recordings were bumps, rough surfaces, or steep angles; negotiating other pedestrians and traffic; lack of footpaths; or the height of counters in retail shops. These were starting points for conversations around the importance of mobility in everyday life for sustaining a sense of self and place.
Figure 11.2 Despite producing an instructional “how to mount a camera holder” video for coresearchers, carers and family members were often called upon to capture journeys by wheelchair on video as some recording equipment was not compatible with devices.
Figure 11.3 The exhibition space (top) at the Ignite Accessible Community Gallery, Ballina, Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia, and Andy’s “get off the couch” photograph (bottom). The exhibition provided an opportunity for people who use motorized mobility devices to communicate their everyday mobility experiences to others. Photographs, paintings, videos, and embroideries illustrated their personal stories in a creative and sometimes humorous way.