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Mar. 25th, 2021
Kes: Really? It's us silly blind people who don't want to look silly? It wouldn't have anything to do with health insurance companies that won't even pay for an accessible phone or a smart plug let alone a multi-thousand dollar prosthetic device?
Because I have a degree from MIT and I wrote my thesis on images of disability and technology in science fiction: I think looking like a cyborg is aplus, and I *know* I'm not the only one.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/neuroscientists-unveil-tech-for-the-vision-impaired-bionic-eyes-textured-tablets-and-more
As a disability and technology advocate, I particularly object to the following uninformed statement:
“All of these wearables currently on the market have very low acceptance from the community because you look like some sort of RoboCop when you wear them, and people don’t want to attract attention to their impairment,” said Ruxandra Tivadar of the University of Bern in Switzerland, during the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS), held virtually this week.
It's really easy for people who are daily surrounded by the very newest tech to forget that many people in their own cities are living without access to the basic technologies of transportation, or an accessible phone, or high-speed Internet access.
Let me open your eyes to some of the basic technologies that many people with disabilities have been going without during this pandemic.
How We All Became Disabled, But We’re Still Not All Connected
https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/379979.html
Because I have a degree from MIT and I wrote my thesis on images of disability and technology in science fiction: I think looking like a cyborg is aplus, and I *know* I'm not the only one.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/neuroscientists-unveil-tech-for-the-vision-impaired-bionic-eyes-textured-tablets-and-more
As a disability and technology advocate, I particularly object to the following uninformed statement:
“All of these wearables currently on the market have very low acceptance from the community because you look like some sort of RoboCop when you wear them, and people don’t want to attract attention to their impairment,” said Ruxandra Tivadar of the University of Bern in Switzerland, during the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS), held virtually this week.
It's really easy for people who are daily surrounded by the very newest tech to forget that many people in their own cities are living without access to the basic technologies of transportation, or an accessible phone, or high-speed Internet access.
Let me open your eyes to some of the basic technologies that many people with disabilities have been going without during this pandemic.
How We All Became Disabled, But We’re Still Not All Connected
https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/379979.html
Kritisha is under a time crunch and would really like to get some responses to her survey: she has only gotten a couple of responses so far.
Maker spaces, also known as fab labs, are collaborative space which provide access to utilities such as 3D printers, machiinging tools, etc. (if you fill out the survey, you will find out more). Once you complete the survey, she will contact you and invite you to a Covid-safe visit to the lab at MIT so she can learn what barriers exist for people who are blind.
Kritisha Jain is working towards making maker spaces more accessible and she has created a survey, which is at:
https://forms.gle/B7n6rAGz4gY4guh98
For questions please contact her directly at:
kritisha@mit.edu
Maker spaces, also known as fab labs, are collaborative space which provide access to utilities such as 3D printers, machiinging tools, etc. (if you fill out the survey, you will find out more). Once you complete the survey, she will contact you and invite you to a Covid-safe visit to the lab at MIT so she can learn what barriers exist for people who are blind.
Kritisha Jain is working towards making maker spaces more accessible and she has created a survey, which is at:
https://forms.gle/B7n6rAGz4gY4guh98
For questions please contact her directly at:
kritisha@mit.edu