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“I can’t talk now,” and Other Design Stories: Four Assistive Technologies for People With and Without Disabilities

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Universal Access and Assistive Technology

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This chapter seeks to challenge the division between assistive technology and design in general and argues that boundaries should be blurred: not only should design become more inclusive, but assistive technology should involve industrial and interaction designers in order to better balance emotional and functional needs.

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  1. Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, CB2 1PZ, Cambridge, UK

    Simeon Keates MA, PhD , Patrick Langdon BSc, PhD  & P. John Clarkson MA, PhD, MIEE, CEng ,  & 

  2. Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, William Gates Building, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0FD, Cambridge, UK

    Peter Robinson MA, PhD, FBCS, CEng

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Pullin, G. (2002). “I can’t talk now,” and Other Design Stories: Four Assistive Technologies for People With and Without Disabilities. In: Keates, S., Langdon, P., Clarkson, P.J., Robinson, P. (eds) Universal Access and Assistive Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3719-1_29

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