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The Business of Digital Disability
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 19:47 authored by Goggin, G, Newell, CJThe paradox of disability and inclusive information technology is considered. If we are now possessed of greater knowledge about disability and design, why is accessible and inclusive technology so difficult to bring about? Is it because inclusive technology is not profitable, and so unattractive for businesses and unsustainable as an industry? Or is the answer more education and awareness? This paper seeks to reframe dominant approaches to disability, information technology, and policy, by offering a thesis centred upon the power relations of disability and the crucial role played by disability's cultural and social constitution. In explaining and testing the theory, we look at case studies from telecommunications, mobile phones, and the Internet.
History
Publication title
The Information SocietyVolume
23Pagination
159-168ISSN
0197-2243Department/School
Tasmanian School of MedicinePublisher
Taylor & Francis Inc.Place of publication
PhiladelphiaRepository Status
- Restricted