Marginality, aspiration and accessibility in ICTD

Authors:
Joyojeet Pal;Tawfiq Ammari;Ramaswami Mahalingam;Ana Maria Huaita Alfaro;Meera Lakshmanan
Affiliations:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;University College London, London;Independent Scholar, Bangalore
Venue:
Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development: Full Papers - Volume 1
Year:
2013

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Abstract

We present narratives around the use of Access Technology (AT) by 176 people with vision impairments in Peru, Jordan, and India. Respondents note changes in their economic and social aspirations following access to AT, but experience multiple forms of exclusion from the public sphere due to persistent negative social attitudes disability. We argue that building theoretical frames that examine the nature of marginality is an important direction for ICTD to better understand ways in which individuals appropriate technologies, and use them to change their social environment they exist in.