The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate how the concept of crip linguistics introduced in the article by Jon Henner and Octavian Robinson (2023) can be applied in online language research. Crip linguistics as a paradigm explores the connection between disability and language while simultaneously prompting for re-evaluation of linguistic methodologies, conceptual approaches to language and ways in which it is described. Digital space operates on different sets of communicational rules and as a result, researchers are able to observe linguistic norms, communication needs and styles with greater clarity. Four examples will be presented to illustrate key concepts of Henner and Robinson framework. Those include: biosemiotics in analysis of emoji usage among d/Deaf and hear-of-hearing individuals; preserving crip speech through technology shown by the example of stuttering and tics in captions; crip time and change of norms online exemplified by autistic infodumping in social media; and compulsory abledbodiedness examined through experiences of autistic people with tone indicators. As it will be shown by those examples, online language research in the digital humanities field can also, as proposed by Henner and Robinson, incorporate the category of disability into its analytical work.

Digital migration history increasingly relies on keyword-based searches within large-scale digitised archives, yet a fundamental question remains underexamined: under what technical conditions do migrants actually become searchable subjects, and how does platform design mediate that visibility? This paper reports work in progress on a platform-search methodology for measuring romanisation-induced invisibility in European digital archives.The study originates from a concrete archival difficulty. A Chinese migrant recorded as Wang in the Archives nationales cannot be retrieved through keyword search because the same individual appears under Ouang, Vang, and Won across records from different administrative offices. The record is present; it is simply unsearchable. To measure this systematically, the study searches for the surname 王 and its romanisation variants across six discovery platforms in France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Norway, cross-validating returns against each platform's catalogue holdings.Three findings structure the argument. Platform returns overcount: FranceArchives returns 637 results for Wang against a verified count of 163, an inflation of 274%. Platform returns undercount: Norway's Digitalarkivet returns 5,599 results of which only one is a confirmed Chinese individual. And platform returns are nationally bounded: Ouang appears exclusively on French platforms, invisible to any non-French search. Together, these results suggest that discovery systems retrieve administrative romanisation conventions rather than migrants. This reframes search auditing as a replicable methodological tool for digital migration history.The paper invites discussion on whether computational name-matching or archival metadata enrichment offers a viable path toward recovering what keyword search cannot reach.

In contemporary digital societies, datification increasingly prioritizes algorithmic efficiency over lived human experience. This epistemological shift is particularly visible in medical environments where artificial intelligence (AI) is embedded in diagnostic workflows. This paper examines this transformation through a paradigmatic microcosm: fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), where extreme technological sophistication intersects with profound existential vulnerability.

Here, the pregnant body is translated into data and workflows, widening the interpretive gap between what machines process and what patients experience as fear and ambiguity. Current AI systems often operate as opaque “black boxes.” While deep learning models optimize image reconstruction, this opacity risks silencing the narrative and relational dimensions of care, reducing patients to objects of technical interpretation.

Situated at the intersection of Digital Humanities and medicine, this paper introduces the conceptual framework of Vulnerability-Aware Artificial Intelligence (VAAF). Grounded in feminist ethics, the Ethics of Care, and digital hermeneutics, VAAF proposes a shift toward a “glass box” model. Rather than autonomous decision-makers, AI systems are reframed as supportive infrastructures. By automating technically demanding tasks, AI alleviates cognitive burdens, restoring time for listening and empathetic mediation.

Crucially, ethical and clinical interpretation must remain strictly non-delegable (human-in-the-loop). This contribution argues that healthcare constitutes a critical site for Digital Humanities inquiry, revealing how digital systems shape meaning-making practices. Ultimately, the most human-centered technologies do not maximize automation, but amplify human capacities for interpretation, care, and relational presence.

Italian theatres are increasingly implementing accessibility services – primarily enabled through assistive technologies such as audiodescription or surtitling – to foster inclusive cultural participation among disabled audiences. However, technological provision does not necessarily ensure meaningful cultural engagement. This research examines a recurring discrepancy in Italian theatres: despite the expansion of accessibility infrastructures, Deaf signing communities remain marginally engaged.

While some performances include Italian Sign Language (LIS) interpretation, most rely on surtitles in plain language; however, Italian is a second language for many Deaf signers, highlighting the linguistic and cultural barriers experienced by many. The study asks: What impact do accessibility services have within performance settings? Do they merely transpose performances into alternative formats, or do they generate distinct experiential configurations? The research adopts a mixed-method approach, combining a quantitative survey of accessibility services across Italian National Theatres and Theatres of Relevant Cultural Interest with qualitative discursive interviews conducted with institutional representatives. A third phase involves designing a questionnaire addressed to Deaf signing individuals to investigate participation patterns, perceived barriers, and engagement with existing accessibility formats.

Drawing on Accessibility Studies and Performance Studies, the research analyses how digitally mediated accessibility services influence access to Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and enable, or constrain, participation across diverse communities. The central claim of the study is that theatre accessibility should be understood as a relational cultural infrastructure rather than a compensatory technological intervention. From this perspective, accessibility contributes to the production of plural performative ecologies, shaping how ICH circulates across heterogeneous linguistic and cultural communities.