Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement - Couverture rigide

Shew, Ashley

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ISBN 10 : 1324036664 ISBN 13 : 9781324036661

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2023

Synopsis

A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are the real experts when it comes to technology and disability

When bioethicist and professor Ashley Shew became a self-described “hard-of-hearing chemo-brained amputee with Crohn’s disease and tinnitus,” there was no returning to “normal.” Suddenly well-meaning people called her an “inspiration” while grocery shopping, or viewed her as a needy recipient of technological wizardry. Most disabled people don’t want what the abled assume they want―nor are they generally asked. Why do abled people frame disability as an individual problem that calls for technological solutions, rather than a social one?

In a warm, feisty, opinionated voice and vibrant prose, Shew shows how we can create better narratives and more accessible futures by drawing from the insights of the cross-disability community. For the future is surely disabled―whether through changing climate, new diseases or even through space travel. It’s time we looked closely at how we all think about disability technologies and learn to envision disabilities not as liabilities but as skill sets enabling all of us to navigate a challenging world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ashley Shew is an associate professor of science, technology, and society at Virginia Tech, and specializes in disability studies and technology ethics. Her books include Against Technoableism, Animal Constructions, and Technological Knowledge and Spaces for the Future (coedited).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1324036664
• ISBN 13: 9781324036661
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible