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The Serious Business of Accessibility in Playful Community Spaces

This is a summary of the work presented at SCMS 2022.

8 min readMar 31, 2022

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finding access to play in online communities

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“Do your thang with me now”: A Reflection of BTS’s Black Swan Performance at Permission to Dance…

A reflection on the magic that is BTS on stage, with a focus on the Black Swan stage, and how they are a mirror for the audience.

7 min readOct 27, 2021

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A cathedral with plants growing inside it, 7 dancers in black (BTS) are posed in the center, sunlight streaming through the glass ornamental window in the center back.

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The Gift of Disability Inclusion

How BTS Embraced Disabled ARMY in One Simple Dance Move During Disability Pride Month

4 min readJul 10, 2021

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The galaxy swirling colored purple.

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Kate Ringland

We are all of us pebbles

The first time I saw a picture of a dead child on the internet was September 2015. I had given birth to my firstborn three weeks prior, had…

5 min readApr 16, 2024

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We are all of us pebbles

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Kate Ringland

“I’ll borrow this music and tell you”

A Personal Reflection of the SUGA | AGUST D D-Day Concert

8 min readMay 23, 2023

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An arena full of people with blue and pink lighting mixed in halves

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Kate Ringland

“They call me baepsae”

Or: A story about how accepting a prestigious fellowship with very few other prospects became an extremely difficult decision.

7 min readNov 14, 2022

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A cairn of stone in foreground with rocky stream in blurry background

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Kate Ringland

Our Proof

My Reflections on BTS’s 9th Year Celebration

5 min readJun 12, 2022

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painting of cherry blossoms

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Kate Ringland

BTS at the White House

Before BTS, a group of seven musicians from South Korea, even entered the White House press room this morning, a whole community held its…

3 min readJun 1, 2022

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BTS lined up together in dark suits holding red diplomatic passports

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ARMY’s Magic Shop

Understanding the Collaborative Construction of Playful Places in Online Communities

11 min readApr 11, 2022

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BTS & ARMY’s Magic Shop

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Kate Ringland
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Misfit Labs

Misfit Lab Reading Group

This is a self-directed list of suggested readings from the Misfit Lab.

2 min readMar 30, 2022

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Three white bound books on a white background

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Kate Ringland

Kate Ringland

Ph.D., Informatics @ UC Santa Cruz, @liltove, ethnographer, tech researcher, teacher, disability advocate - https://kateringland.com

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