CSCW '22CorrespondingICTD, Rural Environments, and Immigration; ICTD, Rural Environments, and Immigration
“Knowledge Comes Through Participation”: Understanding Disability through the Lens of DIY Assistive Technology in Western Kenya
People with disabilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) have limited access to digital assistive technologies (ATs). Most ATs in LMICs are manufactured elsewhere and are expensive and difficult to maintain. Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technologies (DIY-ATs) designed, customized, and repaired by non-technical…