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

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dc.contributor.authorHamidi, Foad
dc.contributor.authorKidane, Tsion
dc.contributor.authorOwuor, Patrick Mbullo
dc.contributor.authorHynie, Michaela
dc.contributor.authorBaljko, Melanie
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-17T18:26:40Z
dc.date.available2023-10-17T18:26:40Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-21
dc.description.abstractDo-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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3616378en_US
dc.format.extent27 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2ckyc-nj0p
dc.identifier.citationFoad Hamidi, Tsion Kidane, Patrick Mbullo Owuor, Michaela Hynie, and Melanie Baljko. 2023. Supporting Social Inclusion with DIY-ATs: Perspectives of Kenyan Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilities. ACM Trans. Access. Comput. 16, 3, Article 20 (September 2023), 27 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3616378en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1145/3616378
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/30239
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subjecthuman-centered computingen_US
dc.subjectempirical studies in accessibilityen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectdisabilityen_US
dc.subjectDIY assistive technologiesen_US
dc.titleSupporting Social Inclusion with DIY-ATs: Perspectives of Kenyan Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilitiesen_US
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dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-6062en_US

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