What difference does tech make? Conceptualizations of Disability and Assistive Technology among Kenyan Youth
Giulia Barbareschi, Norah Shitawa Kopi, Ben Oldfrey, Catherine Holloway · 2021 · Proceedings of the 23rd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '21)
This paper examines how young Kenyans without disabilities conceptualize both disability and assistive technology (AT), addressing a significant gap in accessibility research that has predominantly focused on Global North perspectives. While over 80% of people with disabilities…
disability stigma · assistive technology · Global South · Kenya · youth attitudes