This chapter explores the concept of techno ableism and the issues with the development of assistive devices for disabled individuals. It discusses how these technologies often imply that being disabled is inherently wrong and that disabled people always need intervention. The chapter also highlights the lack of consideration for the actual needs and preferences of disabled people during the design process.
Over 34 million disabled Americans, but despite the commonality of having a disability, there's still a social tendency to want to "solve" disability out of view with technology. As useful as robotic limbs or exoskeletons for walking might seem on paper, they don't always consider the practicalities of living with a disability. In this episode, Adam speaks with Ashley Shew, author of "Against Technoableism," about how technology is best suited to make an impact for the disabled and when it's only used to hide disability to make the abled more comfortable.
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