Disentangling assistive technology: exploring the experiences of athletes with physical impairments in disability sport

IF 8 2区 医学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
F. Asare, R. Townsend, L. Burrows
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ABSTRACT The use of assistive technology (AT) in sport raises critical questions about disability, access, equity, and embodiment in culture and society. In this paper, we seek to provide some clarity on the various ways that disabled people use, interact with, and experience AT through engagement in disability sport. Using semi-structured interviews, this paper centralises the experiences of twelve athletes with different physical impairments as they use AT for sports participation. We highlight a diverse range of experiences, illustrating how ATs function to provide athletes with a sense of embodied freedom and (im)possibilities, as well as exploring the influence of AT on athletes’ construction of self and other. Finally, we provide some insight into the dimensions of access that are required to fully utilise AT in sport, specifically focusing on the process of learning to use and respond to AT. We envisage this paper may inform disability and AT scholars, advocates, and sports sociologists as they build on and extend empirical work and advocacy at the intersection of AT, disability, and sport.
纠缠辅助技术:探索身体残疾运动员在残疾运动中的体验
摘要:辅助技术在体育运动中的使用引发了关于残疾、获得、公平以及在文化和社会中的体现的关键问题。在本文中,我们试图澄清残疾人通过参与残疾人运动使用、互动和体验AT的各种方式。本文采用半结构化访谈的方法,集中分析了12名不同身体损伤的运动员在使用AT参与体育运动时的经历。我们强调了一系列不同的体验,展示了AT如何为运动员提供具体的自由感和可能性,并探讨了AT对运动员构建自我和他人的影响。最后,我们深入了解了在体育运动中充分利用AT所需的准入维度,特别是关注学习使用和应对AT的过程。我们设想,本文可以为残疾和AT学者、倡导者和体育社会学家提供信息,因为他们在AT、残疾和体育交叉点的实证工作和倡导的基础上进行和扩展。
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