Interdependence as a Frame for Assistive Technology Research and Design
By Cynthia L. Bennett, Erin L. Brady, Stacy M. Branham. International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, 2018
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In this paper, we describe interdependence for assistive technology design, a frame developed to complement the traditional focus on independence in the Assistive Technology field. Interdependence emphasizes collaborative access and people with disabilities' important and often understated contribution in these efforts. We lay the foundation of this frame with literature from the academic discipline of Disability Studies and popular media contributed by contemporary disability justice activists. Then, drawing on cases from our own work, we show how the interdependence frame (1) synthesizes findings from a growing body of research in the Assistive Technology field and (2) helps us orient to additional technology design opportunities. We position interdependence as one possible orientation to, not a prescription for, research and design practice--one that opens new design possibilities and affirms our commitment to equal access for people with disabilities.
Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation, Occupational Therapy, Human-Computer Interaction
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- Designing an Online Infrastructure for Collecting AI Data From People With Disabilities (2021, background): “We note that needing external assistance is not necessarily problematic, and indeed that interdependence [5] is important to and valued by many PWD; however, it is important for system designers to understand if and how assistance may be required for data upload tasks to create an accessible system.”
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