2004 Summer Institute : Final Report
Enabling Technology for Disabled People
Dr Alan Roulstone
University of Sunderland
United Kingdom
Enabling Technology in a Changing World
The Medical Model and Technology Fixes
New Approaches for Old
- Medical Model and Correcting Bodies
- Social Model and Correcting Society
- Medical Model and Ease of Acess
- (no politics please we're British)
The Medical Model
- Focus on what disabled people canotdo
- Technology augments (adds abilities)
- Disabled people are cured of inabilities
Social Model of Enabling Technology
- Focus on physical barriers
- Rehabilitating environments
- ICTS are tools for enhanced choices
Remaining Barriers
- Disabling Technologies-WWW, windows
- Disabling attitudes and environments remain for some
- planning and policy barriers
The Future for Enabling Technologies
- Disabled People often know best their needs
- Disabled people should impact design and development of technologies
- Enabling laws and policies
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