Locating assistive technology within an emancipatory disability research framework.
Assistive technology (AT) provides an interface between a disabled individual and his or her environment. Historically, AT practice and research has focused on how a device can augment or replace the function of an individual, with less emphasis on how the environment creates disabling conditions re...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 87 - 93 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2011
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104707675&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104707675 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10554181 3QS jtl: Technology & Disability issn: 10554181 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2011 vid: 23 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 104707675 2011060319 10.3233/TAD20110315 104707675 ppf: 87 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Locating assistive technology within an emancipatory disability research framework. aug: au: Ripat, Jacquie D. Woodgate, Roberta L. affil: Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada sug: subj: Assistive Technology Persons with Disabilities Research Models, Theoretical Research Methodology ab: Assistive technology (AT) provides an interface between a disabled individual and his or her environment. Historically, AT practice and research has focused on how a device can augment or replace the function of an individual, with less emphasis on how the environment creates disabling conditions resulting in the need to use AT. Researchers have primarily used positivist approaches to study the impact of an AT, although there has been a more recent inclusion of qualitative approaches. Emancipatory disability research, with a focus on empowerment, reciprocity, relevance, and action against societal oppression, has had a minimal uptake in the AT field and yet holds great promise for addressing the environmental aspect of the person-AT-environment interaction. The purpose of this paper is to explore the congruence between AT, the social model of disability, and emancipatory disability research. The aim is to demonstrate that those in the AT field can benefit by adopting emancipatory principles and approaches in conducting research, developing new technologies, and providing services to AT users. Research that addresses individual impairments while addressing the environmental barriers that create disability can co-exist; embracing both views will be essential to the future of AT. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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