Disability and Technology An Interdisciplinary and International App
This book brings together formally disparate literatures and debates on disability and technology in a way that captures the complex interplay between the two. Drawing on disability studies, technology studies and clinical studies, the book argues that in
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ALAN ROULSTONE
Disability and Technology
Alan Roulstone
Disability and Technology An Interdisciplinary and International Approach
Alan Roulstone School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Leeds United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-45041-8 ISBN 978-1-137-45042-5 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-45042-5
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Acknowledgements
Thanks are due to Philippa Grand, head of social science publishing at Palgrave Macmillan, for commissioning and supporting this book. Gratitude is also extended to Dominic Walker, editorial assistant, for his faith in the book as a project. I am very grateful to Jennifer Harris and Nick Watson for their formative insights into the venture and allowing me to tap into their wealth of insights in this area. Sapientia Sola Libertas Est.
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Contents
1 An Introduction and Overview Part I
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Disability and Technology in Context
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2 Between Bodies, Artefacts and Theories: Theorising Disability, Theorising Technology
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3 I’m Not Sure We’ve Been Introduced: Disability Meets Technology
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Part II
Understanding Disability, Understanding Technology
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4 Employing Technology to Good Effect: Technology, Disability and the ‘Palace’ of Paid Work
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5 Disability, Ageing and Technology: They Think that Throwing a Pendant Alarm at You Equals Independence
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6 The Wheelchair: Enabled or Disabled? Houston, We’ve Had a Problem
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7 To Augment or Not to Augment? That is the Question
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Final Reflection
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Bibliography
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Index
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