Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility 2020
DOI: 10.1145/3373625.3417021
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Bridging the Divide: Exploring the use of digital and physical technology to aid mobility impaired people living in an informal settlement

Abstract: Living in informality is challenging. It is even harder when you have a mobility impairment. Traditional assistive products such as wheelchairs are essential to enable people to travel. Wheelchairs are considered a Human Right. However, they are difficult to access. On the other hand, mobile phones are becoming ubiquitous and are increasingly seen as an assistive technology. Should therefore a mobile phone be considered a Human Right? To help understand the role of the mobile phone in contrast of a more tradit… Show more

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“…Projects looking to take advantage of new materials and manufacturing methods to develop more flexible and accessible service delivery models for AT [4] 2. Projects investigating how the use of mobile phone can help to promote disability inclusion and bridge physical accessibility barriers [2,3] 3. Projects looking at leveraging different forms of media to promote positive images of people with disabilities [27] In my opening statement, I will bring up some point of discussion for the panel including challenges and strategies for the creation of partnerships with local organizations, managing the recruitment of participants and adapting research methods to cope with the challenges emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
Section: Research Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Projects looking to take advantage of new materials and manufacturing methods to develop more flexible and accessible service delivery models for AT [4] 2. Projects investigating how the use of mobile phone can help to promote disability inclusion and bridge physical accessibility barriers [2,3] 3. Projects looking at leveraging different forms of media to promote positive images of people with disabilities [27] In my opening statement, I will bring up some point of discussion for the panel including challenges and strategies for the creation of partnerships with local organizations, managing the recruitment of participants and adapting research methods to cope with the challenges emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
Section: Research Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These can have little in common with the experiences of persons with disabilities in the Global North where infrastructure is more established and social norms different. For example, studies on how people with and without disabilities in the Global South use mobile phones in everyday lives identified how a complex network of human infrastructure enables users to bridge gaps linked to limited digital fluency, handset limitations, or inaccessible designs [2,3,11].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To build a better understanding of how people with different disabilities who live in informal settlements interact with their mobile phones in their daily lives, we organized four studies that engage people with visual, mobility, hearing and learning impairments, respectively. To date, only the first two studies involving people with visual and mobility impairment have been conducted [33,44]. Both studies involved semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations.…”
Section: Mobile Phones Use In Informal Settlementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The handful of studies which have investigated AT provision in informal settlements. have tended to focus on specific groups or technologies—for instance, how blind and partially sighted people navigate in informal settlements [ 7 ]; how wheelchair users overcome physical access barriers in informal settlement with mobile phones [ 24 ]; and the impact of low-cost AT-solutions for individuals with spinal cord injuries (in this case, in Bangladesh) [ 25 ]. These studies largely focused on understanding how persons with disabilities living in informal settlements leverage AT to tackle fundamental everyday activities.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%