TY - GEN
T1 - Assistive Technologies and Autonomy in a Cyborg World
AU - Chandra, Priyank
AU - Jones, Jasmine
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/5/15
Y1 - 2015/5/15
N2 - This note discusses the use of cyborg theory to study assistive technology (AT) use by people with visual impairment (VI) in development contexts. We argue that the deep intimate interconnections that people form with their AT, while allowing them to become cyborgs, also become the means by which they can be regulated and controlled. This is a concern for ICTD, which strives to consider the instrumental outcomes of technology implementation as it is interwoven throughout people?s lives. Applying Lessig?s model of regulation to a cyborg body, we discuss the implications for protecting autonomy in AT use by people with visual impairment.
AB - This note discusses the use of cyborg theory to study assistive technology (AT) use by people with visual impairment (VI) in development contexts. We argue that the deep intimate interconnections that people form with their AT, while allowing them to become cyborgs, also become the means by which they can be regulated and controlled. This is a concern for ICTD, which strives to consider the instrumental outcomes of technology implementation as it is interwoven throughout people?s lives. Applying Lessig?s model of regulation to a cyborg body, we discuss the implications for protecting autonomy in AT use by people with visual impairment.
KW - Assistive Technology
KW - Cyborg
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U2 - 10.1145/2737856.2737905
DO - 10.1145/2737856.2737905
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84955314071
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
BT - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2015
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2015
Y2 - 15 May 2015 through 18 May 2015
ER -