• Against Technoableism

  • Rethinking Who Needs Improvement
  • By: Ashley Shew
  • Narrated by: Maria Pendolino
  • Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Against Technoableism

By: Ashley Shew
Narrated by: Maria Pendolino
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When Ashley Shew became a self-described "hard-of-hearing chemobrained amputee with Crohn's disease and tinnitus," there was no returning to "normal." Suddenly well-meaning people called her an "inspiration" while grocery shopping or viewed her as a needy recipient of technological wizardry. Most disabled people don't want what the abled assume they want—nor are they generally asked.

In vibrant prose, Shew shows how we can create better narratives and more accessible futures by drawing from the insights of the cross-disability community. To forge a more equitable world, Shew argues that we must eliminate "technoableism"—the harmful belief that technology is a "solution" for disability; that the disabled simply await being "fixed" by technological wizardry; that making society more accessible and equitable is somehow a lesser priority.

This badly needed introduction to disability expertise considers mobility devices, medical infrastructure, neurodivergence, and the relationship between disability and race. The future, Shew points out, is surely disabled—whether through changing climate, new diseases, or even through space travel. It's time we looked closely at how we all think about disability technologies and learn to envision disabilities not as liabilities, but as skill sets enabling all of us to navigate a challenging world.

©2023 Ashley Shew Heflin (P)2023 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

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  • 03-18-24

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This is a quick listen and a great disabled-centered view of the world and our future. Giving this to non-disabled and disabled friends alike for solidarity, community, and education.

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