Envisioning Access: the co-production of technology and visually impaired users in Britain, c.1960-1990

“畅想通道”将采用STS和残疾研究的方法，辅以口述历史和对档案资料的批判性阅读，研究视障使用者和三种技术的联合生产：行人声音信号、长白手杖和有声报纸。该项目将探讨视障主体性在这些技术形成时期（约1960-1990年）是如何被配置、协商和整合到这些技术中的。与视障用户合作，了解影响他们日常生活的技术的历史，对于建立一个对不同用户体验敏感的无障碍世界至关重要。

Adopting methodologies from STS and disability studies, supplemented with oral histories and critical reading of archival sources, Envisioning Access will investigate the co-production of visually impaired users and three technologies: audible pedestrian signals (APS), long white canes, and talking newspapers. The project will explore how visually impaired subjectivity was configured, negotiated, and integrated into these technologies during their formative years, c. 1960-1990. Collaborating with visually impaired users to understand the histories of technologies which mediate their everyday lives is vital to building and accessible world that is sensitive to diverse user experiences.