(In)Visibility in Disability and Assistive Technology

Abstract

In this article, we present a meta-analysis of research examining visibility of disability. In interrogating the issue of visibility and invisibility in the design of assistive technologies, we open a discussion about how perceptions surrounding disability can be probed through an examination of visibility and how these tensions do, and perhaps should, influence assistive technology design and research.

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Index Terms

• Human-centered computing

  • Accessibility

    • Accessibility design and evaluation methods