Gregor Wolbring
University of Calgary, Community Health Sciences, Faculty Member
- AbilityStudies, Social Robotics, Eco-Ability, Critical Disability Studies, Science Policy, Biodiversity, and 103 moreGlobalization, Normal Human Variation, Equality Studies, Water, Rehabilitation, Nutraceuticals, Poverty, Power (social), Ambient Intelligence (AmI), Collective Intelligence, Human Values, Cohesion Policy, Animal Studies, Resilience, Values, Neuroengineering, Synthetic Biology, Traumatic Brain Injury, History of Science, Environmental Policy and Governance, Risk Governance, Ecological Economics, Cybernetics, Biosensors, Homelessness, Food Engineering, Parenting, Urban Planning, Ecohealth, Bodies and Culture, Global Health, International Science Policy, Exoskeletons, Embodiment, Blindness, Governance, Comparative Human Rights Law, Bioenergy, Artificial Life, VET Research, Sports Management, National Security Culture, Cyborg Science, Economic Justice, DISCRIMINATION AT WORK, Sustainable Urbanism, Consumerism, Ethics, Sport and Disability, Ableism and Ability Studies, Metagenomics, Anthropology, Engineering, Health Sciences, Military Science, Biomedicine, Cultural Policy, Sports History, Science Communication, Bioengineering, Bioethics, Normalization Process Theory, Disability policy, Anthropology of Disability, Risk and Technoscience, Religion and Disabled People, Community Rehabilitation, Citizenship, Immigration Status & Nationality, E-learning, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Aging, Neuroscience, Person centered approach, Disability Theory, Anticipatory Governance, Human Enhancement, Social sustainability, Ethics & Social Sustainability, Cognitive Enhancement, Neuroethics, Posthumanism, Transhumanism, Cyborg Theory, Ethics of Enhancement, Philosophy of Technology, Dehumanization, Empathy, Empathy (Philosophy), Historical and Theoretical Conceptions of Empathy, Technological Innovation, Technology And Culture, Technology and Society, Science, Technology and Society, Sociology of Knowledge, Actor Network Theory, Sociology Of Scientific Knowledge, Sociology of Expertise, Models of Innovation, Innovation Policy, Diffusion of Innovations, and Models of Innovation Types and Processesedit
- I have two accounts This is the original one. But because I had editing issues I generated a new one at https://ucal... moreI have two accounts This is the original one. But because I had editing issues I generated a new one at https://ucalgary.academia.edu/GWolbring. But it seems it changes with the editing problems. For both I only add stuff to the folder 2019-today if you look for updated publication list. Now as to me I could not update this one so I generated a new one at https://ucalgary.academia.edu/GWolbring but now I can not update that one but this original one. I only add stuff to 2019-today as I do for the other url depending what I can access. I am a tenured Professor at the University of Calgary’s Cummings School of Medicine (Community Health Science, Program in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies). I am a member of the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe, Germany, and a fellow of the Institute for Science, Policy, and Society (University of Ottawa). I am an ability studies including eco-ability studies, disability studies, sustainability studies and science and technology governance studies scholar, More at https://wolbring.wordpress.com/about/edit
Burnout is a problem within the workplace including in higher education, the activity of activism, and in reaction to experiencing systemic discrimination in daily life. Disabled people face problems in all of these areas and therefore... more
Burnout is a problem within the workplace including in higher education, the activity of activism, and in reaction to experiencing systemic discrimination in daily life. Disabled people face problems in all of these areas and therefore are in danger of experiencing “disability burnout”/”disablism burnout”. Equity/equality, diversity, and inclusion” (EDI) linked actions are employed to improve the workplace, especially for marginalized groups including disabled people. How burnout is discussed and what burnout data is generated in the academic literature in relation to EDI and disabled people influences burnout policies, education, and research related to EDI and to disabled people. Therefore, we performed a scoping review study of academic abstracts employing SCOPUS, the 70 databases of EBSCO-HOST and Web of Science with the aim to obtain a better understanding of the academic coverage of burnout concerning disabled people and EDI. We found only 14 relevant abstracts when searching for 12 EDI phrases and five EDI policy frameworks. Within the 764 abstracts covering burnout and different disability terms, a biased coverage around disabled people was evident with disabled people being mostly mentioned as the cause of burnout experienced by others. Only 30 abstracts covered the burnout of disabled people, with eight using the term “autistic burnout”. Disabled activists’ burnout was not covered. No abstract contained the phrase “disability burnout”, but seven relevant hits were obtained using full-text searches of Google Scholar. Our findings suggest that important data is missing to guide evidence-based decision making around burnout and EDI and burnout of disabled people.
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in “Policy, Identity, and Neurotechnology: The Neuroethics of Brain-Computer Interfaces”, editors Veljko Dubljevic and Allen Coin Springer p 117-150
all authors Beck, Marisa; Ahmed, Rukhsana; Douglas, Heather; Driedger, S. Michelle; Gattinger, Monica; Kiss, Simon J.; Kuzma, Jennifer; Larkin, Patricia; O’Doherty, Kieran C.; Perrella, Andrea M. L.; Williams, Teshanee T.; Wolbring,... more
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Beck, Marisa; Ahmed, Rukhsana; Douglas, Heather; Driedger, S. Michelle; Gattinger, Monica; Kiss, Simon J.; Kuzma, Jennifer; Larkin, Patricia; O’Doherty, Kieran C.; Perrella, Andrea M. L.; Williams, Teshanee T.; Wolbring, Gregor
Chapter 2 in
Democratizing Risk Governance – Bridging Science, Expertise, Deliberation and Public Values editor Monica Gattinger Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan, Cham pp 29–53. open access
Beck, Marisa; Ahmed, Rukhsana; Douglas, Heather; Driedger, S. Michelle; Gattinger, Monica; Kiss, Simon J.; Kuzma, Jennifer; Larkin, Patricia; O’Doherty, Kieran C.; Perrella, Andrea M. L.; Williams, Teshanee T.; Wolbring, Gregor
Chapter 2 in
Democratizing Risk Governance – Bridging Science, Expertise, Deliberation and Public Values editor Monica Gattinger Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan, Cham pp 29–53. open access
Gattinger, M. (eds) Democratizing Risk Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp 79-103
Oil in subsurface reservoirs is biodegraded by resident microbial communities. Water-mediated, anaerobic conversion of hydrocarbons to methane and CO2, catalyzed by syntrophic bacteria and methanogenic archaea, is thought to be one of the... more
Oil in subsurface reservoirs is biodegraded by resident microbial communities. Water-mediated, anaerobic conversion of hydrocarbons to methane and CO2, catalyzed by syntrophic bacteria and methanogenic archaea, is thought to be
one of the dominant processes. We compared 160 microbial community compositions in ten hydrocarbon resource
environments (HREs) and sequenced twelve metagenomes to characterize their metabolic potential. Although anaerobic
communities were common, cores from oil sands and coal beds had unexpectedly high proportions of aerobic hydrocarbondegrading bacteria. Likewise, most metagenomes had high proportions of genes for enzymes involved in aerobic hydrocarbon metabolism. Hence, although HREs may have been strictly anaerobic and typically methanogenic for much of their history, this may not hold today for coal beds and for the Alberta oil sands, one of the largest remaining oil reservoirs in the world. This finding may influence strategies to recover energy or chemicals from these HREs by in situ microbial processes.
one of the dominant processes. We compared 160 microbial community compositions in ten hydrocarbon resource
environments (HREs) and sequenced twelve metagenomes to characterize their metabolic potential. Although anaerobic
communities were common, cores from oil sands and coal beds had unexpectedly high proportions of aerobic hydrocarbondegrading bacteria. Likewise, most metagenomes had high proportions of genes for enzymes involved in aerobic hydrocarbon metabolism. Hence, although HREs may have been strictly anaerobic and typically methanogenic for much of their history, this may not hold today for coal beds and for the Alberta oil sands, one of the largest remaining oil reservoirs in the world. This finding may influence strategies to recover energy or chemicals from these HREs by in situ microbial processes.
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Wolbring, Gregor (2017) Why “ability expectations” must be central to debates on science and our future The Conversation, Canada
there re many authors, too much to list so I list only first author https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ab39cd
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Cheung J, Wolbring G. Staff’s Views from One Canadian Organ Procurement Organization on Organ Donation and Organ Transplant Technologies: a Content Analysis. NanoEthics. 2017;11(2):187-202
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p 271-291 in Ageing and Technology Perspectives from the Social Sciences“ editor Linda Nierling and Emma Dominguez-Rue Transcript Publisher
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Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics 26(2) p 45-60
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Bushra Abdullah is the second author, I seem not to be able to add that without having to email her. Not cool Published in Review of Disability Studies 12(2)p 89-107,: RDS Special Issue: Disability & Aging Guest Editors: Katie Aubrecht,... more
Bushra Abdullah is the second author, I seem not to be able to add that without having to email her. Not cool Published in
Review of Disability Studies 12(2)p 89-107,: RDS Special Issue: Disability & Aging Guest Editors: Katie Aubrecht, PhD & Tamara Krawchenko, PhD
Review of Disability Studies 12(2)p 89-107,: RDS Special Issue: Disability & Aging Guest Editors: Katie Aubrecht, PhD & Tamara Krawchenko, PhD
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The impact of robots on employment is discussed extensively, for example, within the academic literature and the public domain. Disabled people are known to have problems obtaining employment. The purpose of this study was to analyze how... more
The impact of robots on employment is discussed extensively, for example, within the academic literature and the public domain. Disabled people are known to have problems obtaining employment. The purpose of this study was to analyze how robots were engaged with in relation to the employment situation of disabled people within the academic literature present in the academic databases EBSCO All—an umbrella database that consists of over 70 other databases, Scopus, Science Direct and Web of Science and within n = 300 Canadian newspapers present in the Canadian Newsstand Complete ProQuest database. The study focuses in particular on whether the literature covered engaged with the themes of robots impacting (a) disabled people obtaining employment; (b) disabled people losing employment; (c) robots helping so called abled bodied people in their job to help disabled people; or (d) robots as coworkers of disabled people. The study found that robots were rarely mentioned in relation to the employment situation of disabled people. If they were mentioned the focus was on robots enhancing the employability of disabled people or helping so called abled-bodied people working with disabled clients. Not one article could be found that thematized the potential negative impact of robots on the employability situation of disabled people or the relationship of disabled people and robots as co-workers. The finding of the study is problematic given the already negative employability situation disabled people face.
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The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. The demand for occupational therapists in Canada is expected to grow sharply at an annual growth rate of 3.2%, compared to... more
The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. The demand for occupational therapists in Canada is expected to grow sharply at an annual growth rate of 3.2%, compared to 0.7% for all occupations. At the same time, it is believed by occupational therapists in Canada that the Canadian public does not understand the role of occupational therapy. Occupational science is an emerging basic science field that supports the practice of occupational therapy. Given that newspapers are one source the public uses to obtain information and that newspapers are seen to shape public opinions, the purpose of this study is to investigate how “occupational therapy” is covered in Canadian newspapers from the term’s first appearance in 1917 until 2016 and how “occupational science” is covered from the term’s first appearance in 1989 to 2016. We interrogated the findings through the lens of three non-newspaper sources—two academic journals: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy (CJOT) and Journal of Occupational Science (JOS); and one Canadian magazine: Occupational Therapy Now (OTN). We found that medical terms were prevalent in the newspaper articles covering occupational therapy similar to the presence of medical terms in the CJOT and OTN. However, the newspapers missed contemporary shifts in occupational therapy as evident in the CJOT, OTN and JOS—such as the increased engagement with enablement, occupational justice and other occupational concepts. The newspapers also failed to portray the societal issues that occupational therapy engages with on behalf of and with their clients, and the newspapers did not cover many of the client groups of occupational therapy. Occupational science was only mentioned in n = 26 articles of the nearly 300 Canadian newspapers covered with no concrete content linked to occupational science. The scope of occupational therapy presented in Canadian newspapers may be one contributing factor to a situation where occupational therapists in Canada think that there is lack of public understanding around their role, as readers are not getting the full picture and as such approach occupational therapy with different expectations. Given the lack of coverage of occupational science, readers will likely obtain limited knowledge about occupational science and its focus.
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I convey in this blog piece on the impact ethics blog hosted by the Novel Tech Ethics research team (www.noveltechethics.ca) in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada the need for clarity in the call for public... more
I convey in this blog piece on the impact ethics blog hosted by the Novel Tech Ethics research team (www.noveltechethics.ca) in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada the need for clarity in the call for public discussion about human germline genetic modification.
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Organ failure is one cause of death. Advancements in scientific research and technological development made organ transplantation possible and continue to find better ways to substitute failed organs with other organs of biological origin... more
Organ failure is one cause of death. Advancements in scientific research and technological development made organ transplantation possible and continue to find better ways to substitute failed organs with other organs of biological origin or artificial organs. Media, including newspapers, are one source of information for the public. The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent and how science and technology research and development are covered in the organ transplantation and organ donation (ODOT) coverage of n = 300 Canadian newspapers, including the two Canadian newspapers with national reach (The Globe and Mail, National Post). The study generated qualitative and quantitative data addressing the following issues: (1) which scientific and technological developments are mentioned in the ODOT coverage; and (2) what issues are mentioned in the coverage of scientific and technological advancements linked to ODOT. We found little to no coverage of many technological and scientific advancements evident in academic and grey literature covering ODOT, and we found little engagement with social and ethical issues already raised about these advancements in the literature. The only area we found to be covered to a broader extent was xenotransplantation, although the coverage stopped after 2002. We argue that the newspaper coverage of ODOT under reports scientific and technological advancements related to ODOT and the issues these advancements might raise.
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its published in French and German with English the non published language German http://www.bsv.admin.ch/dokumentation/publikationen/00096/03361/03362/index.html?lang=de French... more
its published in French and German with English the non published language
German
http://www.bsv.admin.ch/dokumentation/publikationen/00096/03361/03362/index.html?lang=de
French
http://www.bsv.admin.ch/dokumentation/publikationen/00096/03361/03362/index.html?lang=fr
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http://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/50371
German
http://www.bsv.admin.ch/dokumentation/publikationen/00096/03361/03362/index.html?lang=de
French
http://www.bsv.admin.ch/dokumentation/publikationen/00096/03361/03362/index.html?lang=fr
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http://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/50371
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Public participation in water management provides greater understanding of the challenges faced by a community and often leads to greater uptake of any new policies. Water management is a critical part of water security, and water... more
Public participation in water management provides greater understanding of the challenges faced by a
community and often leads to greater uptake of any new policies. Water management is a critical part of water
security, and water management benefits from public participation. The objective of this research is to gain
insight into the perceptions of water held by students at University of Calgary, and their beliefs about water
management in Calgary. Focus groups were conducted with Engineering, Medical Science, Environmental
Science, and Economics students of the University of Calgary. The focus groups were audio-recorded and
transcribed verbatim. The majority of the discussion was about decreasing Calgary’s current water consumption
and ways to go about doing this. This included discussion about the price of water, the use of water-efficient
technology, legal regulations, incentives, and increasing awareness about water issues. Each student group had
some predominant discussion and ideas unique to their group, and similarities were found amongst the different
programs, particularly between the Engineering and Environmental Science groups. The students considered
water as primarily a natural resource and a public resource, and some groups also agreed that water is a human
right. The ideas about water management indicate that the students wish to see water used more sustainably,
however the groups debated different methods for introducing change based on what kind of intervention was
thought to be the most effective. The perspectives of the students offered a range of ideas that could provide
insight into future management.
community and often leads to greater uptake of any new policies. Water management is a critical part of water
security, and water management benefits from public participation. The objective of this research is to gain
insight into the perceptions of water held by students at University of Calgary, and their beliefs about water
management in Calgary. Focus groups were conducted with Engineering, Medical Science, Environmental
Science, and Economics students of the University of Calgary. The focus groups were audio-recorded and
transcribed verbatim. The majority of the discussion was about decreasing Calgary’s current water consumption
and ways to go about doing this. This included discussion about the price of water, the use of water-efficient
technology, legal regulations, incentives, and increasing awareness about water issues. Each student group had
some predominant discussion and ideas unique to their group, and similarities were found amongst the different
programs, particularly between the Engineering and Environmental Science groups. The students considered
water as primarily a natural resource and a public resource, and some groups also agreed that water is a human
right. The ideas about water management indicate that the students wish to see water used more sustainably,
however the groups debated different methods for introducing change based on what kind of intervention was
thought to be the most effective. The perspectives of the students offered a range of ideas that could provide
insight into future management.
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This article discusses 1) historical examples of policies and views linked to soldiers and veterans that have been injured in the Americas, and perception of injured veterans and soldiers; 2) the science and technology of the... more
This article discusses 1) historical examples of policies and views linked to soldiers and veterans that have
been injured in the Americas, and perception of injured veterans and soldiers; 2) the science and technology of the therapeutic
enhancement landscape and 3) views of veterans on therapeutic enhancements.
been injured in the Americas, and perception of injured veterans and soldiers; 2) the science and technology of the therapeutic
enhancement landscape and 3) views of veterans on therapeutic enhancements.
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Research Interests: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Disability Studies, Privacy, Disability policy, and 18 moreSensor, Ableism and Ability Studies, Access Control, Wireless Sensor Networks, Personalized Medicine, Intellectual Disability, Medicine, Cloud Computing, Smart spaces, DIY culture, Cyber Physical Systems, Complex Event Processing, Cyber Security, Semantic Computing, P2P/Overlay Networks, VoIP/SIP/IMS, Distributed Information Systems, and RFID and Sensor Networks
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So far, the very meaning of health and therefore, treatment and rehabilitation is benchmarked to the normal or species-typical body. We expect certain abilities in members of a species; we expect humans to walk but not to fly, but a bird... more
So far, the very meaning of health and therefore, treatment and rehabilitation is benchmarked to the normal or species-typical body. We expect certain abilities in members of a species; we expect humans to walk but not to fly, but a bird we expect to fly. However, increasingly therapeutic interventions have the potential to give recipients beyond species-typical body related abilities (therapeutic enhancements, TE). We believe that the perfect storm of TE, the shift in ability expectations toward beyond species-typical body abilities, and the increasing desire of health consumers to shape the health system will increasingly influence various aspects of health care practice, policy, and scholarship. We employed qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate among others how human enhancement, neuro/cognitive enhancement, brain machine interfaces, and social robot discourses cover (a) healthcare, healthcare policy, and healthcare ethics, (b) disability and (c) health consumers and how visible various assessment fields are within Neuro/Cogno/ Human enhancement and within the BMI and social robotics discourse. We found that health care, as such, is little discussed, as are health care policy and ethics; that the term consumers (but not health consumers) is used; that technology, impact and needs assessment is absent; and that the imagery of disabled people is primarily a medical one. We submit that now, at this early stage, is the time to gain a good understanding of what drives the push for the enhancement agenda and enhancement-enabling devices, and the dynamics around acceptance and diffusion of therapeutic enhancements.
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Book Education and New Technologies Perils and Promises for Learners Edited by Kieron Sheehy, Andrew Holliman Routledge
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Wolbring, G. (2017) The gift of belonging: From parents to society . In K. Scorgie, & D. Sobsey, (Eds.) Working with Families for Inclusive Education: Navigating Identity, Opportunity and Belonging Vol. 10 in C, Fortin (series editor)... more
Wolbring, G. (2017) The gift of belonging: From parents to society . In K. Scorgie, & D. Sobsey, (Eds.) Working with Families for Inclusive Education: Navigating Identity, Opportunity and Belonging Vol. 10 in C, Fortin (series editor) International Perspectives on Inclusive Education. San Diego, CA: Emerald p. 63-70
Wolbring G. and Lisitza A. (2017) Justice Among Humans, Animals and the Environment: Investigated Through an Ability Studies, Eco-Ableism, and Eco-Ability Lens in Weaving Nature, Animals and Disability for Eco-ability: The... more
Wolbring G. and Lisitza A. (2017) Justice Among Humans, Animals and the Environment: Investigated Through an Ability Studies, Eco-Ableism, and Eco-Ability Lens in Weaving Nature, Animals and Disability for Eco-ability: The Intersectionality of Critical Animal, Disability and Environmental Studies, editors Anthony J. Nocella II, Amber E. George, JL Schatz, Lexington Books p41-62
Kalie Mosig is a co-author. I can not add her under author without having to spam her with an email it seems. So I put her name here Wolbring G; Mosig Kalie (2017) Chapter Four Autism in the News: Content Analysis of Autism Coverage in... more
Kalie Mosig is a co-author. I can not add her under author without having to spam her with an email it seems. So I put her name here
Wolbring G; Mosig Kalie (2017) Chapter Four Autism in the News: Content Analysis of Autism Coverage in Canadian Newspapers in Disability and U.S. Politics Participation, Policy, and Controversy by Dana Lee Baker, Editor Volume 1 p 63-95
Wolbring G; Mosig Kalie (2017) Chapter Four Autism in the News: Content Analysis of Autism Coverage in Canadian Newspapers in Disability and U.S. Politics Participation, Policy, and Controversy by Dana Lee Baker, Editor Volume 1 p 63-95
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Life is a continuous process of energy conversion and transformation. The achievements of civilization have largely been accomplished through the soaring efficient and extensive harnessing of various forms of energy to extend human... more
Life is a continuous process of energy conversion and transformation. The achievements of civilization have largely been accomplished through the soaring efficient and extensive harnessing of various forms of energy to extend human capabilities and ingenuity. Energy is similarly indispensable for continued human development and economic growth. Providing adequate, affordable energy is essential for eradicating poverty, improving human welfare, and raising living standards world-wide.
This e-book focuses on policies of the WCC and policies of churches that are members of the WCC. It also addresses policies of national council of churches, which while not members of the WCC, work closely with the WCC. The author lacks... more
This e-book focuses on policies of the WCC and policies of churches that are members of the WCC. It also addresses policies of national council of churches, which while not members of the WCC, work closely with the WCC. The author lacks qualifications to make any in depth judgments on how other faiths, religions and theological discourses are impacted by the advances in science and technology and the accompanying public discourse.
Abstract Alberta is the most populous and fastest growing of Canada Prairie Provinces. Supported by a developing petroleum industry and to a lesser extent agriculture, its economy has become one of the most prominent in Canada. Both of... more
Abstract Alberta is the most populous and fastest growing of Canada Prairie Provinces. Supported by a developing petroleum industry and to a lesser extent agriculture, its economy has become one of the most prominent in Canada. Both of the oil and gas and agricultural sectors are highly dependent on water resources supply.
Abstract The study attempts to bridge the gap between visions on human enhancement (HE) and the relevant technoscientific developments. It outlines possible strategies of how to deal with HE in a European context, identifying a reasoned... more
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The study attempts to bridge the gap between visions on human
enhancement (HE) and the relevant technoscientific developments. It
outlines possible strategies of how to deal with HE in a European
context, identifying a reasoned pro-enhancement approach, a
reasoned restrictive approach and a case-by-case approach as viable
options for the EU. The authors propose setting up a European body
(temporary committee or working group) for the development of a
normative framework that guides the formulation of EU policies on HE.
The study attempts to bridge the gap between visions on human
enhancement (HE) and the relevant technoscientific developments. It
outlines possible strategies of how to deal with HE in a European
context, identifying a reasoned pro-enhancement approach, a
reasoned restrictive approach and a case-by-case approach as viable
options for the EU. The authors propose setting up a European body
(temporary committee or working group) for the development of a
normative framework that guides the formulation of EU policies on HE.
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Throughout history, science and technology have had a profound impact on disabled people's lives, both positive and negative. Prevailing ideology contends that science and technology are value neutral, and that the... more
Throughout history, science and technology have had a profound impact on disabled people's lives, both positive and negative. Prevailing ideology contends that science and technology are value neutral, and that the only problems caused by technologies are either unintended side effects or abuses. In this chapter, I will dispute both these claims. Advances in science and technology are the results of human intervention, imbued with intention and embodying the perspectives, purposes and particular objectives of powerful social groups. ...
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This entry is part of a collaborative series on disabilities between the Federation’s Equity Issues Portfolio and the Canadian Disability Studies Association/ Association Canadienne des Études sur l’Incapacité. The theoretical framework... more
This entry is part of a collaborative series on disabilities between the Federation’s Equity Issues Portfolio and the Canadian Disability Studies Association/ Association Canadienne des Études sur l’Incapacité.
The theoretical framework and analytical lens of Ableism is a gift to the social sciences and humanities community from disability studies and the disabled people rights movement.
The theoretical framework and analytical lens of Ableism is a gift to the social sciences and humanities community from disability studies and the disabled people rights movement.
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Introduction o In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared access to clean drinking water and sanitation a human right o Currently, in both developing and developed nations, people with disabilities encounter inaccessible water... more
Introduction o In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared access to clean drinking water and sanitation a human right o Currently, in both developing and developed nations, people with disabilities encounter inaccessible water sources o People with disabilities comprise 15.6% of the global population [1]“the right to live in the world is something more than the right to remain in it”-Jacobus tenBroek [17]
(Table 1)• There are pro and con arguments for giving therapeutic enhancements to injured veterans (Table 2)• Non injured veterans if asked to choose from different therapeutic options for a hypothetical loss of limbs preferred... more
(Table 1)• There are pro and con arguments for giving therapeutic enhancements to injured veterans (Table 2)• Non injured veterans if asked to choose from different therapeutic options for a hypothetical loss of limbs preferred therapeutic enhancements (artificial legs) that enable beyond the normal abilities over artificial legs that lead to normative abilities over non leg related solutions such as wheelchairs (Table 3).
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We often think of health, treatment and rehabilitation in relation to achieving what is typically 'normal'for the human body (1). However, treatments that were designed for rehabilitative and restoration purposes are being used with the... more
We often think of health, treatment and rehabilitation in relation to achieving what is typically 'normal'for the human body (1). However, treatments that were designed for rehabilitative and restoration purposes are being used with the intention of bringing oneself above what is average for humans (2). Cognitive enhancement and socalled 'neuroenhancement'refer to the use of pharmaceuticals, natural products and devices by healthy individuals to improve cognitive and neuro abilities.
Page 1. Footprint Hierarchy: A Public Health Issue Jacqueline Noga1 and Gregor Wolbring2 1Bachelor of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine; 2Community Health Sciences; Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine,... more
Page 1. Footprint Hierarchy: A Public Health Issue Jacqueline Noga1 and Gregor Wolbring2 1Bachelor of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine; 2Community Health Sciences; Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary , Alberta, Canada jmnoga@ucalgary.ca; gwolbrin@ucalgary.ca Objective To answer the questions 1) Does a hierarchy exist between different footprints ? 2) What is the impact of the footprint hierarchy on public health?
People with disabilities are seen (for example by the former secretary general of the World Transhumanist Association) to play a key role in mainstreaming and increasing the acceptance of especially body techno enhancements (13; 32). The... more
People with disabilities are seen (for example by the former secretary general of the World Transhumanist Association) to play a key role in mainstreaming and increasing the acceptance of especially body techno enhancements (13; 32). The time is near were so called 'therapeutic devices,'generated to mimic species-typical body structures and expected body functioning will outperform in numerous functions the species-typical bodies giving rise to 'therapeutic'enhancements.
If enhancements are developed and significant numbers of individuals begin to use them, we run the risk of creating a new form of marginalization: techno-poverty (10). Techno poverty refers to the idea that if individuals or groups are... more
If enhancements are developed and significant numbers of individuals begin to use them, we run the risk of creating a new form of marginalization: techno-poverty (10). Techno poverty refers to the idea that if individuals or groups are unable or unwilling to use human enhancements, they will be placed at a disadvantage. These 'techno-poor'may be viewed as a lower class than those who have used enhancements and may face discriminatory or oppressive treatment because of it.
Abstract This presentation relates to the symposium entitled 'Diverse National Policies and Programs Supporting Inclusiveness and Healthy Living'organized by Dr. Jill Le Clair. Emerging and envisioned sciences and technologies enable... more
Abstract This presentation relates to the symposium entitled 'Diverse National Policies and Programs Supporting Inclusiveness and Healthy Living'organized by Dr. Jill Le Clair. Emerging and envisioned sciences and technologies enable changes in the abilities people cherish and vice versa. Advances in science and technology and the changing landscape of ability expectations increasingly enable two health related paradigm shifts.
Conclusion Given the results, the authors conclude higher visibility of Paralympics and less stereotypical portrayal of Paralympic athletes is desired and needed to put forth a vision for recreational and high performance sport and sport... more
Conclusion Given the results, the authors conclude higher visibility of Paralympics and less stereotypical portrayal of Paralympic athletes is desired and needed to put forth a vision for recreational and high performance sport and sport education that increases the numbers and quality of participation in performance and recreation sport and sport education for disabled people. Keywords Number of articles (Name of ProQuest database)
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Global research presents diverse organizational strategies to include persons with physical and intellectual disabilities in sport and recreation activities in varied settings. This colloquium (Session Two) presents global research in... more
Global research presents diverse organizational strategies to include persons with physical and intellectual disabilities in sport and recreation activities in varied settings.
This colloquium (Session Two) presents global research in different disciplines that address the contentious reorganization of sport and recreational activities to support fairness through the inclusion of persons considered to be physically or intellectually disabled. The papers illustrate and argue in favour of new diverse strategies to rethink and restructure organizational approaches for the better development and recognition of athlete potential. Grassroots, sport for all initiatives and high performance, elite sport are included.
Session II: The four papers examine global developments. with IPC Swimming and in Canada in the shifting meaning of disability; the changing organizational frameworks of Special Olympics and the Women’s Islamic Games. Le Clair addresses the initiatives of IPC Swimming, Sport Canada and Swimming Canada to reframe the meaning of ability and organizational change to integrate Olympic and Paralympic teams. Harada outlines the changing attitudes towards intellectual disability in the context of the global and diverse programs of the Special Olympics. Limoochi presents the factors that have lead to the considerable growth of the Islamic Women’s Games and Wolbring outlines how science and technology impact on international sport.
This colloquium (Session Two) presents global research in different disciplines that address the contentious reorganization of sport and recreational activities to support fairness through the inclusion of persons considered to be physically or intellectually disabled. The papers illustrate and argue in favour of new diverse strategies to rethink and restructure organizational approaches for the better development and recognition of athlete potential. Grassroots, sport for all initiatives and high performance, elite sport are included.
Session II: The four papers examine global developments. with IPC Swimming and in Canada in the shifting meaning of disability; the changing organizational frameworks of Special Olympics and the Women’s Islamic Games. Le Clair addresses the initiatives of IPC Swimming, Sport Canada and Swimming Canada to reframe the meaning of ability and organizational change to integrate Olympic and Paralympic teams. Harada outlines the changing attitudes towards intellectual disability in the context of the global and diverse programs of the Special Olympics. Limoochi presents the factors that have lead to the considerable growth of the Islamic Women’s Games and Wolbring outlines how science and technology impact on international sport.
Science and technology advances generate new Sports and influence existing Sports and the behavior and expectations of athlete all the times. Increasingly internal and external body modifications are build that enable bodies to perform... more
Science and technology advances generate new Sports and influence existing Sports and the behavior and expectations of athlete all the times. Increasingly internal and external body modifications are build that enable bodies to perform permanently not just transiently beyond their normal capacity enabling more and more a culture of increasing demand for and acceptance and expectation of bodily performances beyond the normal biological limitations. Sports especially Paralympic Sports play an important role in this dynamic. We are approaching the point when bodily assistive devices used by people with disabilities to ‘therapeutically’ mimic ‘normal’ body structures and expected body functioning will outperform the ‘normal’ bodies leading to ‘therapeutic enhancements’. The artificial legs of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius which could be described as ‘therapeutic’ bodily assistive devices were recently classified as techno-doping devices thereby marking his legs as ‘therapeutic enhancement’, as ‘therapeutic doping’ devices. The ever-increasing possibility that ‘bodily assistive devices’ give Paralympic athletes the ability to outperform Olympic athletes and that many of these devices could be used by non disabled people and athletes alongside with the proliferation of global markets for enhancement devices and their classification as ‘therapeutic as a means to raise acceptance for enhancements will significantly impact (I) recreational and elite Sport, (II) the relationship between the Olympics and Paralympics, (III) the expectations of athletes, officials, sponsors, owners and spectators and (IV) broader social sectors (employment, education, etc). The aim of this workshop is to examine and discuss in an interactive fashion ‘therapeutic enhancements’ with the aim of assessing their impact on recreational and elite Sport and beyond. The workshop will include a real-time audience survey as a means of assessing and understanding the views of workshop participants.
The values that shape what nanotechnologies are developed are wide and varied. Some hope to remedy environmental problems, others desire to cure cancer, and still others are looking for the next “indispensible” consumer product; but... more
The values that shape what nanotechnologies are developed are wide and varied. Some hope to remedy environmental problems, others desire to cure cancer, and still others are looking for the next “indispensible” consumer product; but underlying these goals are deeper values that we rarely think about. Gregor Wolbring argues that many of these goals are shaped by our vision of which abilities are desirable and which are to be avoided. Wolbring calls this moral judgment of abilities “ableism,” and he uses it to show how even people with the best of intentions can help to create an increasingly inequitable world. He explores human enhancement technologies—a favorite theme of futurist portrayals of nanotechnology—to show how developing nanotechnologies that further certain abilities can create new inequities. He argues that the development of nano-enhanced bodies may make those deemed to have physically perfect bodies today the disabled of the future. This may be a wake up call for all of us—forcing us to realize that even if we presently have power and status, if we don’t consider the ways in which nanotechnology may help to create inequities, we may find ourselves on the other side of a nanodivide.— eds.
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Nanoscale science and technology products and processes (NSTPP) are developing at a rapid pace, enabling various science and technology fields. Each field enabled by NSTPP will pose distinct challenges and impact various segments of... more
Nanoscale science and technology products and processes (NSTPP) are developing at a rapid pace, enabling various science and technology fields. Each field enabled by NSTPP will pose distinct challenges and impact various segments of society and influence how we relate to each other, locally and globally.
Our attitude to democracy is one aspect of how we relate to each other on the individual and societal level. Many countries define themselves as democracies. Various abilities are seen as essential for a functioning democracy, for democratic processes, and for active citizenship. One focus of NSTPP is to democratize the field, meaning that stakeholders are heard right at the beginning. However, much less focus is given to how NSTPP can and should support democracy, democratic processes, and active citizenship. This chapter performs an anticipatory analysis with regard to potential impacts of envisioned future NSTPP on abilities seen as essential for democratic processes and active citizenship.
Our attitude to democracy is one aspect of how we relate to each other on the individual and societal level. Many countries define themselves as democracies. Various abilities are seen as essential for a functioning democracy, for democratic processes, and for active citizenship. One focus of NSTPP is to democratize the field, meaning that stakeholders are heard right at the beginning. However, much less focus is given to how NSTPP can and should support democracy, democratic processes, and active citizenship. This chapter performs an anticipatory analysis with regard to potential impacts of envisioned future NSTPP on abilities seen as essential for democratic processes and active citizenship.
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A 2001 U.S. workshop with the title "Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science (NBIC): Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance" introduced the convergence of various sciences and... more
A 2001 U.S. workshop with the title "Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science (NBIC): Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance" introduced the convergence of various sciences and technologies based on their nanoscale properties. It highlighted BIC as the science and technologies converging on the nanoscale. However many other sciences and technologies with nanoscale components exist, such as chemistry and material sciences. Furthermore the workshop chose human performance enhancement as its case study of application despite various other possible applications that could have been chosen. This paper addresses the questions why the workshop organizers (a) introduced nanoscale as a convergence concept, (b) chose BIC as the convergence examples and (c) chose human performance enhancement as their application. The paper provides some thoughts as to the success and consequences of that strategy.
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Energy insecurity is felt, and energy security is desired on a global, regional, national and local level and on the level of households, communities, groups, sectors, regions, countries and cultures. Different strategies and priorities... more
Energy insecurity is felt, and energy security is desired on a global, regional, national and local level and on the level of households, communities, groups, sectors, regions, countries and cultures. Different strategies and priorities for gaining energy security and avoiding energy insecurity are envisioned and employed by different households, communities, groups, sectors, regions, countries and cultures. This paper introduces the concept of ableism as an analytical framework to analyse strategies and priorities for gaining energy security and for avoiding or reducing energy insecurity, as well as envisioning governance solutions.
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More than 1 billion people in the world lack access to clean water, and 2.6 billion to sanitation. Halving the number of people without access to water and sanitation is a Millennium Development Goal. According to a DFID research... more
More than 1 billion people in the world lack access to
clean water, and 2.6 billion to sanitation. Halving the
number of people without access to water and sanitation
is a Millennium Development Goal. According to a DFID
research project description, 60 million physically
disabled people have difficulties related to water supply,
use, and sanitation. However, access to clean water and
sanitation and other water related problems disabled
people face are not mentioned and dealt with in high
level policy documents such as the three existing editions
of the world water report, the memorandum for a World
Water Protocol (MWWP) or the Human Development
Report 2007/2008 ‗Fighting climate change: human
solidarity in a divided world‘ which covered water scarcity
and floods. Disabled people are invisible in these
documents and although all of these documents mention
other marginalized groups such as indigenous peoples,
women in developing countries, the rural poor and their
children, young people workers/peasants‖, ‗the poor‘,
farmers and displaced people. This paper submits that
certain forms of ableism are responsible for the invisibility
of disabled people in various water discourses.
clean water, and 2.6 billion to sanitation. Halving the
number of people without access to water and sanitation
is a Millennium Development Goal. According to a DFID
research project description, 60 million physically
disabled people have difficulties related to water supply,
use, and sanitation. However, access to clean water and
sanitation and other water related problems disabled
people face are not mentioned and dealt with in high
level policy documents such as the three existing editions
of the world water report, the memorandum for a World
Water Protocol (MWWP) or the Human Development
Report 2007/2008 ‗Fighting climate change: human
solidarity in a divided world‘ which covered water scarcity
and floods. Disabled people are invisible in these
documents and although all of these documents mention
other marginalized groups such as indigenous peoples,
women in developing countries, the rural poor and their
children, young people workers/peasants‖, ‗the poor‘,
farmers and displaced people. This paper submits that
certain forms of ableism are responsible for the invisibility
of disabled people in various water discourses.
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"A comprehensive understanding of the experiences of post secondary students with diverse abilities is needed. The ways in which ‘disabled’ postsecondary students make meaning of their experiences in postsecondary education was... more
"A comprehensive understanding of the experiences of post secondary students with
diverse abilities is needed. The ways in which ‘disabled’ postsecondary students make
meaning of their experiences in postsecondary education was explored. Eight participants
(self-identified disabled post secondary students) were recruited from post secondary
institutions in Calgary, Alberta. Five themes (hegemonic voice, voice of the
body, voice of silence, voice of assertion, voice of change) were identified within a
body-social-self framework. Findings demonstrate a continued need for critical examination
of higher education policy and its capacity to address differences in ability. The
concept of ableism (hegemonic ability preferences which inaugurate the norm) is
presented and is demonstrated to be of utility as an analytical lens. Findings are highly
anticipated to address existing literature gaps and to be of importance to policymakers,
researchers, and ability-diverse student populations."
diverse abilities is needed. The ways in which ‘disabled’ postsecondary students make
meaning of their experiences in postsecondary education was explored. Eight participants
(self-identified disabled post secondary students) were recruited from post secondary
institutions in Calgary, Alberta. Five themes (hegemonic voice, voice of the
body, voice of silence, voice of assertion, voice of change) were identified within a
body-social-self framework. Findings demonstrate a continued need for critical examination
of higher education policy and its capacity to address differences in ability. The
concept of ableism (hegemonic ability preferences which inaugurate the norm) is
presented and is demonstrated to be of utility as an analytical lens. Findings are highly
anticipated to address existing literature gaps and to be of importance to policymakers,
researchers, and ability-diverse student populations."
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Abstract Science and technology, including nanoscale science and technology, influences and is influenced by various discourses and areas of action. Ableism is one concept and ability expectation is one dynamic that impacts the... more
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Science and technology, including nanoscale science and technology, influences and is influenced by various discourses and areas of action. Ableism is one concept and ability expectation is one dynamic that impacts the direction, vision, and application of nanoscale science and technology and vice versa. At the same time, policy documents that involve or relate to disabled people exhibit ability expectations of disabled people. The authors present ability expectations exhibited within two science and technology direction documents from Asia, as well as in two policy documents generated and influenced by disabled people from Asia. As well, the authors discuss the impact of the ability expectations exhibited in these four documents with respect to the relationship between science and technology and disabled people.
Science and technology, including nanoscale science and technology, influences and is influenced by various discourses and areas of action. Ableism is one concept and ability expectation is one dynamic that impacts the direction, vision, and application of nanoscale science and technology and vice versa. At the same time, policy documents that involve or relate to disabled people exhibit ability expectations of disabled people. The authors present ability expectations exhibited within two science and technology direction documents from Asia, as well as in two policy documents generated and influenced by disabled people from Asia. As well, the authors discuss the impact of the ability expectations exhibited in these four documents with respect to the relationship between science and technology and disabled people.
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Perception of what is waste and wasteful, as well as what kind of waste one can and is willing to produce or not produce has changed over time and continues to change and, the author submits, is linked to cost benefit analysis... more
Perception of what is waste and wasteful, as well as
what kind of waste one can and is willing to produce or
not produce has changed over time and continues to
change and, the author submits, is linked to cost benefit
analysis undertaken by the entities that judge something
as waste or wasteful. This paper introduces
footprint/ableism as a cost benefit framework.
Footprints (e.g. water, carbon, energy, ecological) are
measures linking the creation and consumption of
manufacturing products and the use of services to certain
costs. Ableism is the sentiment that certain abilities are
seen as essential. The author submits that ability desires
and preferences are a main dynamic that influences
whether costs are seen as acceptable and leads to the
classification of certain products and actions as waste
and wasteful and others not.
what kind of waste one can and is willing to produce or
not produce has changed over time and continues to
change and, the author submits, is linked to cost benefit
analysis undertaken by the entities that judge something
as waste or wasteful. This paper introduces
footprint/ableism as a cost benefit framework.
Footprints (e.g. water, carbon, energy, ecological) are
measures linking the creation and consumption of
manufacturing products and the use of services to certain
costs. Ableism is the sentiment that certain abilities are
seen as essential. The author submits that ability desires
and preferences are a main dynamic that influences
whether costs are seen as acceptable and leads to the
classification of certain products and actions as waste
and wasteful and others not.
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This paper highlights the utility of an expanded ableism concept beyond how it is used in disability studies; expanding the concept of ableism so it connects with all aspects of societies and making ableism applicable to many academic... more
This paper highlights the utility of an expanded ableism concept beyond how it is used in disability studies; expanding the concept of ableism so it connects with all aspects of societies and making ableism applicable to many academic fields. It introduces this expanded form of ableism as a new angle of cultural research and suggests it to be one possible venue for disability studies scholars to escape the ghettoization of their impact.
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Citizenship education has been debated for some time and has faced various challenges over time. This paper introduces the lens of “ableism” and ability expectations to the citizenship education discourse. The author contends that the... more
Citizenship education has been debated for some time and has faced various challenges over time. This paper introduces the lens of “ableism” and ability expectations to the citizenship education discourse. The author contends that the cultural dynamic of ability expectations and ableism (not only expecting certain abilities, but also perceiving certain abilities as essential) was one factor that has and will continue to shape citizenship and citizenship education. It focuses on three areas of citizenship education: (a) active citizenship; (b) citizenship education for a diverse population; and (c) global citizenship. It covers two ability-related challenges, namely: disabled people, who are often seen as lacking expected species-typical body abilities, and, advances of science and technology that generate new abilities. The author contends that the impact of ability expectations and ableism on citizenship and citizenship education, locally and in a globalized world, is an important and under-researched area.
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The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) was hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 20–22, 2012, 20 years after the first Earth Summit, with the intention of creating solutions to current global... more
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) was hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 20–22, 2012, 20 years after the first Earth Summit, with the intention of creating solutions to current global environmental issues. In this paper we present the results of an analysis of academic and newspaper articles that covered the Rio +20 summit, using an ability expectation lens. Articles were collected from academic databases such as EBSCO, as well as from newspapers such as the Globe and Mail (Canada) and China Daily; the articles collected were coded for ability expectations using an extensive list of codes which has been designed to identify ability expectations. Analysis of the discourse has revealed a number of ability expectations, such as the ability to produce and consume, the ability to work, and the ability to control. These ability expectations reveal what is seen as a necessary part of development. The opportunities and challenges which occur during development may be related to the expectations of the public, academic, private and not-for-profit sectors. The authors submit that in order to move forward towards universal sustainable development, it is critical to consider the ability expectations which are both explicitly and implicitly included in the Rio +20 discourse.
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Research Interests: Media Studies, Autism, Disability Studies, Critical Disability Studies, Children and Families, and 7 moreAutism Spectrum Disorders, Parenting, Ableism and Ability Studies, Neuroethics, Parent Child Relationships, Autism (Education), and Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Eugenics Archives reflects the collaborative work of scholars, sterilization survivors, students, and university and community partners in challenging eugenics. http://eugenicsarchive.ca/
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The topic of Autism is highly within academic literature (over 20000 articles in the database PubMed of US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and the public domain (79 Million hits in Google). Newspapers also... more
The topic of Autism is highly within academic literature (over 20000 articles in the database PubMed of US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and the public domain (79 Million hits in Google). Newspapers also show a great interest in autism. However despite the prevalence of autism coverage very little media analysis has been performed. We present here an analysis of the coverage of autism in the New York Times from the time the term autism first appeared (1973) to 2012. Ability expectations and preferences are one dynamic through which members of a group judge others, themselves and their lives. Ability preferences and judgments are at the root of many rules of behaviours and customs. Ableism was one lens through which we analyzed the discourse surrounding autism in the NYT. We found that readers that rely on the NYT as a primary source of information get very limited information about what autism is and what factors are associated with autism and they...
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Social Robotics is an emerging field, with many applications envisioned. Scientific and technological advancements constantly impact humans on the individual and societal level. Therefore one question increasingly debated is how to... more
Social Robotics is an emerging field, with many applications envisioned. Scientific and technological advancements constantly impact humans on the individual and societal level. Therefore one question increasingly debated is how to anticipate the impact of a given envisioned, emerging or new scientific or technological development and how to govern the emergence of scientific and technological advancements. Anticipatory governance has as a goal to discuss potential issues arising at the ground level of the emergence of a given scientific and technological product. Our study investigated a) the visibility of the anticipatory governance concept within the social robotic discourse and b) the implication of anticipatory governance for the social robotics field through the lens of a social robot design process and key documents from the UNESCO/ICSU 1999 World Conference on Sciences the lens. Our findings suggest that a) anticipatory governance is not a concept established within the social robotics fields so far; b) that social robotics as specific field is not engaged with within the anticipatory governance field and c) that many professional and academic fields are not yet involved in the social robotics discourse as aren’t many non-academic stakeholders. We posit that anticipatory governance can strengthen the social robotics field.
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Human enhancement (the enhancement of the abilities of a normative person beyond the norm) of soldiers has been debated for some time. However, therapeutic enhancement of soldiers and veterans with injuries (the enhancement of the... more
Human enhancement (the enhancement of the abilities of a normative person beyond the norm) of soldiers has been debated for some time. However, therapeutic enhancement of soldiers and veterans with injuries (the enhancement of the abilities of a sub-normative labeled person beyond the norm) is much less discussed. This article discusses 1) historical examples of policies and views linked to soldiers and veterans that have been injured in the Americas, and perception of injured veterans and soldiers; 2) the science and technology of the therapeutic enhancement landscape and 3) views of veterans on therapeutic enhancements. Three methods were used: a) historical search of policy documents; b) content analysis of the New York Times and c) online delivered exploratory non-probability survey using the Survey Monkey platform. Researchers found that veterans played a special role in policy developments in the United States, such as disability pension plans, and that veterans who were injur...
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Home care is on the rise, and its delivery is increasingly reliant on an expanding variety of health technologies ranging from computers to telephone "health apps" to social robots. These technologies are most often predicated... more
Home care is on the rise, and its delivery is increasingly reliant on an expanding variety of health technologies ranging from computers to telephone "health apps" to social robots. These technologies are most often predicated on expectations that people in their homes (1) can actively interact with these technologies and (2) are willing to submit to the action of the technology in their home. Our purpose is to use an "ability expectations" lens to bring together, and provide some synthesis of, the types of utility and disadvantages that can arise for people with disabilities in relation to home care technology development and use. We searched the academic databases Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO ALL, IEEE Xplore, and Compendex to collect articles that had the term "home care technology" in the abstract or as a topic (in the case of Web of Science). We also used our background knowledge and related academic literature pertaining to self-diagnosis, health...
Research Interests: Robotics, Disability Studies, Health Care, Ableism and Ability Studies, Self Care, and 12 moreMedicine, Biomedical Technology, Activities of Daily Living, Humans, Dignity, Smart Home, Internet privacy, Homecare, Home Care Services, Disabled Persons, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, and Medical and Health Sciences
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Research Interests: Neuroscience, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Technology, Disability Studies, and 15 moreCognition, Ableism and Ability Studies, Neuroethics, Brain Computer Interface, Social Robotics, Therapeutics, Model, People with Disabilities, Neuroprosthetics, Brain Computer Interfaces, Brain machine interface, Disabled People, Technologies, Technology Acceptance Model, and Theory of Reasoned Action
Social Robotics is an emerging field, with many applications envisioned. Scientific and technological advancements constantly impact humans on the individual and societal level. Therefore one question increasingly debated is how to... more
Social Robotics is an emerging field, with many applications envisioned. Scientific and technological advancements constantly impact humans on the individual and societal level. Therefore one question increasingly debated is how to anticipate the impact of a given envisioned, emerging or new scientific or technological development and how to govern the emergence of scientific and technological advancements. Anticipatory governance has as a goal to discuss potential issues arising at the ground level of the emergence of a given scientific and technological product. Our study investigated a) the visibility of the anticipatory governance concept within the social robotic discourse and b) the implication of anticipatory governance for the social robotics field through the lens of a social robot design process and key documents from the UNESCO/ICSU 1999 World Conference on Sciences the lens. Our findings suggest that a) anticipatory governance is not a concept established within the social robotics fields so far; b) that social robotics as specific field is not engaged with within the anticipatory governance field and c) that many professional and academic fields are not yet involved in the social robotics discourse as aren’t many non-academic stakeholders. We posit that anticipatory governance can strengthen the social robotics field.
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Human enhancement (the enhancement of the abilities of a normative person beyond the norm) of soldiers has been debated for some time. However, therapeutic enhancement of soldiers and veterans with injuries (the enhancement of the... more
Human enhancement (the enhancement of the abilities of a normative person beyond the norm) of soldiers has been debated for some time. However, therapeutic enhancement of soldiers and veterans with injuries (the enhancement of the abilities of a sub-normative labeled person beyond the norm) is much less discussed. This article discusses 1) historical examples of policies and views linked to soldiers and veterans that have been injured in the Americas, and perception of injured veterans and soldiers; 2) the science and technology of the therapeutic enhancement landscape and 3) views of veterans on therapeutic enhancements. Three methods were used: a) historical search of policy documents; b) content analysis of the New York Times and c) online delivered exploratory non-probability survey using the Survey Monkey platform. Researchers found that veterans played a special role in policy developments in the United States, such as disability pension plans, and that veterans who were injur...
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Research Interests: Neuroscience, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Technology, Disability Studies, and 15 moreCognition, Ableism and Ability Studies, Neuroethics, Brain Computer Interface, Social Robotics, Therapeutics, Model, People with Disabilities, Neuroprosthetics, Brain Computer Interfaces, Brain machine interface, Disabled People, Technologies, Technology Acceptance Model, and Theory of Reasoned Action
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Research Interests: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Disability Studies, Privacy, Disability policy, and 15 moreAbleism and Ability Studies, Access Control, Personalized Medicine, Intellectual Disability, Medicine, Cloud Computing, DIY culture, Cyber Physical Systems, Complex Event Processing, Cyber Security, Disabled People, Participatory medicine, Distributed Information Systems, RFID and Sensor Networks, and cornerstone
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Life is a continuous process of energy conversion and transformation. The achievements of civilization have largely been accomplished through the soaring efficient and extensive harnessing of various forms of energy to extend human... more
Life is a continuous process of energy conversion and transformation. The achievements of civilization have largely been accomplished through the soaring efficient and extensive harnessing of various forms of energy to extend human capabilities and ingenuity. Energy is similarly indispensable for continued human development and economic growth. Providing adequate, affordable energy is essential for eradicating poverty, improving human welfare, and raising living standards world-wide. But energy production, conversion, and use ...
"ABSTRACT: One of the most consequential advances in sciences and technology is the increasing generation of bodily enhancement products that enable a culture of, demand for, and acceptance of improving and modifying the human body... more
"ABSTRACT: One of the most consequential advances in sciences and technology is the increasing generation of bodily enhancement products that enable a culture of, demand for, and acceptance of improving and modifying the human body (structure, function, abilities) beyond its species-typical boundaries. A lively discourse exists around the rights and wrongs of human genetic and other forms of enhancement. Many treat the species-typical human body as an obsolescent technology in need of serious improvements. This raises various questions. This paper ...
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"More than 1 billion people in the world lack access to clean water, and 2.6 billion to sanitation. Halving the number of people without access to water and sanitation is a Millennium Development Goal. According to a DFID research... more
"More than 1 billion people in the world lack access to clean water, and 2.6 billion to sanitation. Halving the number of people without access to water and sanitation is a Millennium Development Goal. According to a DFID research project description, 60 million physically disabled people have difficulties related to water supply, use, and sanitation. However, access to clean water and sanitation and other water related problems disabled people face are not mentioned and dealt with in high level policy documents such as the three existing editions of the ...
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