Disability

[close] The media is full of stories asserting how technology is going to change our health futures. Developments in assistive technology design and production – from prosthetic limbs that duplicate the function of missing arms or legs, to smart drugs that will help preserve memory in old age, and companion robots that will serve as carers – promise huge benefits for improved health. Our project asks what ideas of body and personhood are at stake in these processes; how are hopes and fears about our bodies and minds expressed in the stories we tell ourselves about how we will interact with technology? In particular, we are interested in how this promise connects to the lives of people living with disabilities today. We will work with disability focus groups and family members, and develop prototype product designs and robot platforms, in exploring how we imagine future encounters between disability and technology.

[close] A space to recommend books to each other and connect. All things Chronic Illness, Disability, Neurodiversity and more! Created by @daswithpain.

[close] Hosted through the Multicultural Resource Center at Missouri State University. This is a book club for students associated with MSU to connect over diverse, intersectional literature that highlights different experiences, and to start bigger discussions about the world.

[close] Welcome to the Accessible Bookshelf Club! This is a book club that focuses on accessibility, inclusion, and diversity. Our club picks a book once a month. Our books are chosen to feature disability. Our books are chosen with inclusion, disability, and diversity in mind. Each pick represents the broad, diverse, and inclusive identity of the disability community. We encourage you to check out the site to learn more about the book club! Otherwise, get your reading device (or headphones) and hop along! If anything can be improved upon to make this a more accessible format, please let me know. Inclusion is key. Love, Dom