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This text describes the data presented in the paper: 
Trail of Hacks: Poster Co-Design as a Tool for Collaborative Reflection

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Introductory information
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Files included in the data deposit (include a short description of what data are contained): 

1) 01_Questions.docx: Some questions Janis wrote down to prompt reflections.
2) 02_Empowering Hacks Timeline Points.docx: A list of meaningful moments part of the Empowering Hacks project. This was created By Nick and Norman and then discussed.
3) 03_images: Images we selected to illustrate the identified key moments. 
4) 03_intro.docx: An introduction written by Nick to describe the project in his own words.
5) 04_TrailofHacks_Poster.pdf: The co-created poster.


Explain the relationship between multiple data sets, if required: 
The numbers indicate when the files were created/collected within the co-creation process.


Key words used to describe the data: 
Qualitative co-created and co-curated data capturing the experiences of the co-researchers.



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Methodological information
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A brief method description – what the data is, how and why it was collected or created, and how it was processed:
'Empowering Hacks' started as a practical critical response to the insights that hardly any DIY-AT literature engaged people with disabilities as makers themselves. For Janis it was important to include Nicholas and Norman as much as possible, so we chose to frame the project methodologically as Participatory Action Research (PAR). Given that her life experience would always differ from theirs, the aim was to work as co-researchers and involve everyone in all aspects of the research. The project was open-ended and flexible which allowed us to actively experiment with different factors that could assist Nicholas and Norman in becoming makers.
After having refined our research scope and collecting data together, we needed a participatory reflective method for analysis. Collaborative sense-making was of particular importance given the original motivation for choosing a PAR methodology and that analysis should not solely rely on the interpretation by the non-disabled researcher. We found that formal methods for qualitative analysis (such as for example thematic analysis) did not work well in this configuration. We needed something more fun and easier to understand how to do it. Due to our shared interest in making and designing, we eventually decided to co-create a poster with a visual timeline of our project. Nicholas and Norman started by writing a list of memorable moments which Janis complemented with what was most significant for her. We then co-curated the visual content, co-wrote annotations for the images and co-layouted everything in a design software. The method engaged us equally in reflective thinking, revisiting the collected data and identifying key moments in our progress. Furthermore, it prompted curatorial discussions on how to present and explain them to others. 


Instruments, hardware and software used: 
text editing software (Word, gDoc), a shared folder on a file cloud, Adobe InDesign for the poster design


Date(s) of data collection: 
September-November 2018


Geographic coverage of data:
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom


Data validation (how was the data checked, proofed and cleaned):
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Overview of secondary data, if used:
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Data-specific information
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Definitions of names, labels, acronyms or specialist terminology uses for variables, records and their values: 
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Explanation of weighting and grossing variables: 
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Outline any missing data:
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Contact
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Please contact rdm@ncl.ac.uk for further information