Supporting Social Inclusion with DIY-ATs: Perspectives of Kenyan Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilities-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Supporting Social Inclusion with DIY-ATs: Perspectives of Kenyan Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilities

Published:2023-09-21 Issue:3 Volume:16 Page:1-27
ISSN:1936-7228
Container-title:ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing
language:en
Short-container-title:ACM Trans. Access. Comput.

Author:

Hamidi Foad¹^ORCID,Kidane Tsion¹^ORCID,Owuor Patrick Mbullo²^ORCID,Hynie Michaela³^ORCID,Baljko Melanie³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA

2. Pamoja Community-Based Organization, Kenya and York University, Canada

3. York University, Canada

Abstract

Do-It-Yourself assistive technologies (DIY-ATs) that can be designed, fabricated, or customized by non-technical individuals can enable people with disabilities and their community members to create and customize their own technological solutions. DIY-ATs may better fit user needs than mass-produced alternatives. Recently, researchers have started to explore the possibilities and challenges of using DIY-ATs in contexts other than the Global North, where access to digital ATs is limited. Previous research has not yet studied the perspectives of caregivers of children with disabilities towards these technologies. We present findings from an interview study with caregivers of children and youth with cognitive disabilities in Western Kenya who used a DIY-AT system as a research probe. Participants described how negative beliefs about people with disabilities result in social exclusion and discrimination and explained how increased opportunities for social interaction and learning mediated through DIY and other customizable ATs for their children could support their inclusion, safety, and access to future opportunities.

Funder

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Subject

Computer Science Applications,Human-Computer Interaction

Link

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3616378

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