In this episode, we explore the blurry lines between ability, bodies and technology as told by two people. Danielle Peers and Lindsay Eales are artists, scholars and partners in Montreal who study disability through their own embodied experienc

Episode 3: Reading By Ear

Apr 20th, 2016 20m 10s

Can reading only be done by people who can see? This episode explores the history of Talking Books and alternative reading formats. We speak with Mara Mills, a professor at NYU about her research on reading and Talking Books, and Shefeka Hashas

Episode 2: What is technology?

Apr 5th, 2016 19m 10s

What is technology delves into the things we consider to be technology - and the things we don't. In this episode, Michelle speaks with Owen Chapman, a Professor in Communications about his understanding of technology through his recent researc

Episode 1: Investigating Ability

Mar 22nd, 2016 20m 5s

Episode 1 of ADAPTIVE is an investigation into how we define ability and disability, often based on the technologies people use. We talk to Sara Hendren, Graham Pullin and Aimee Louw about their research and stories about how cultural perceptio

Adaptive: Teaser

Mar 16th, 2016 1m 46s

ADAPTIVE is a 6 part podcast series about the interaction between human ability and technology. We talk to researchers, designers and users of technologies that are often associated with disability and how our perceptions of disability are shap

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