Co-creating Collages to Visualize Interpretations about Language Access in North Central Florida

Abstract

This case study presents how collages can be used as a participatory tool and a design outcome when working with multilingual and multicultural community members, technical communicators, and designers. In conversation with multilingual community members of North Central Florida, a series of collages was designed to visually represent the experiences and obstacles multilingual community members faced concerning language access and language justice. Discussing the collages with the participants facilitated meaning-making processes to explore and visualize stories at the intersections between language, migration, personal experiences, and cultural backgrounds.