Techno-Solutionism

The belief that technology can solve complex social, political, and cultural problems, often without addressing underlying systemic causes. In accessibility, techno-solutionism manifests as the assumption that building the right assistive device or application will resolve the barriers disabled people face, while ignoring the social, economic, attitudinal, and institutional factors that create disability and exclusion. Crip technoscience and disability justice frameworks critique techno-solutionism, arguing that technology must be developed alongside — not instead of — social and political change.