Who Needs to Fit in? Who Gets to Stand out? Communication Technologies Including Brain-Machine Interfaces Revealed from the Perspectives of Special Education School Teachers Through an Ableism Lens

dc.creator	Gregor Wolbring
dc.creator	Lucy Diep
dc.date	2013-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:24:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:24:22Z
dc.identifier	10.3390/educsci3010030
dc.identifier	2227-7102
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8951b27c141b49458055553258248b0a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29906
dc.description	Some new and envisioned technologies such as brain machine interfaces (BMI) that are being developed initially for people with disabilities, but whose use can also be expanded to the general public have the potential to change body ability expectations of disabled and non-disabled people beyond the species-typical. The ways in which this dynamic will impact students with disabilities in the domain of special education is explored. Data was drawn from six special education school teachers from one school in Calgary, Alberta. Five sub-themes (social acceptance, not adding to the impairment, fear of judgement by society, pursuing “normality” and meeting the demands of society) were identified that fit under the main identified theme of “fitting in by not standing out”. Findings demonstrate a dichotomy in participant views of non- or socially acceptable communication devices. The perception of BMI technology was also explored among special education school teachers, revealing benefits and challenges with the uptake of this technology for students with disabilities. Perceptions of people with disabilities and ableism are presented as conceptual frameworks to interpret the influence and impact of the findings.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.relation	http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/3/1/30
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2227-7102
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Education Sciences, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 30-49 (2013)
dc.subject	ability expectation
dc.subject	ableism
dc.subject	communication technology
dc.subject	special education
dc.subject	teachers
dc.subject	students
dc.subject	disabilities
dc.subject	brain machine interface
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Who Needs to Fit in? Who Gets to Stand out? Communication Technologies Including Brain-Machine Interfaces Revealed from the Perspectives of Special Education School Teachers Through an Ableism Lens
dc.type	article