Entanglements of dis:abilities and technologies in public space and life: insights from a mobile and visual methods study including video-based mobile eye-tracking

Technologies are often proposed as means to enhance accessibility, mobility, and autonomy for people with disabilities. This article critically examines such claims and aims to conceptualize and empirically explore the relational entanglements of disabilities and technologies in everyday life, highl...

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Main Authors: Bork-Hüffer, Tabea (Author) , Misera, Jan (Author) , Melchert, Johannes (Author) , Pykett, Jessica (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Annals of the Association of American Geographers
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-20
ISSN:1467-8306
DOI:10.1080/24694452.2025.2528940
Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2025.2528940
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Author Notes:Tabea Bork-Hüffer, Jan Misera, Johannes Melchert, and Jessica Pykett

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