18min chapter

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What Tech Gets Wrong About Disability with Ashley Shew

Factually! with Adam Conover

CHAPTER

Challenging the Idealization of Technology for Disability

The chapter discusses the author's experience with technology for disability and challenges the idealization of such technology. They highlight that while better materials and incremental changes are helpful, they may not be life-changing. The chapter also emphasizes the issues of maintenance, negotiation, and repair that disabled people often face with these technologies.

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