3D printed children's prostheses as enabling technology? The experience of children with upper limb body differences

IF 1.7 Q2 REHABILITATION

Journal of Enabling Technologies Pub Date : 2022-09-30 DOI:10.1108/jet-02-2022-0017

Melike Şahinol

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PurposeThis paper examines the extent to which 3D printed children's prostheses function as enabling technology. The focus lies on the experiences of children with upper limb body differences using 3D printed prostheses in the context of (posthuman) cyborg theories.Design/methodology/approachThis article is based on several years of field research applying a grounded theory approach. (Health) technology and the body are examined with special regard to the vulnerability of the technology user who is, also, the technology designer. Taking these children's particular vulnerability and sensitivity into account, the method of “cultural probes” was further developed applying distributed socio-(bio-)technical probes, which conceive soma design as the matter of a socio-material world.FindingsIt was shown that the e-NABLE device is not only a socially enabling somatechnic but can itself be limiting, vulnerable and painful for children due to its materiality. The somatechnical construction of children's bodies and identities are presented as heroic figures, which, in part, produces and experiences a corporeal being that is based on and identifies with these heroes and heroines – but may not always be in the interests of children with disabilities. In order to meet these children's needs, the author argues in line with crip technoscience that 3D printed prostheses should be co-developed with (and specifically for) them.Originality/valueThis paper is the first of its kind to consider the daily lives of children with 3D printed prostheses and their experiences as knowers and makers of such. This paper adds to the body of knowledge in the field of crip technoscience and enabling technologies.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon 10.1108/JET-02-2022-0017

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3D打印儿童义肢成为赋能技术?小儿上肢体表经验差异

目的研究3D打印的儿童假肢在多大程度上起到了使能技术的作用。重点是在（后人类）半机械人理论的背景下，有上肢身体差异的儿童使用3D打印假肢的经历。设计/方法论/方法这篇文章是基于几年的实地研究，采用了扎根的理论方法。（健康）技术和身体的检查要特别注意技术用户的脆弱性，技术用户也是技术设计者。考虑到这些儿童的特殊脆弱性和敏感性，应用分布式社会（生物）技术探针进一步发展了“文化探针”的方法，将躯体设计视为社会物质世界的问题。研究结果表明，e-NABLE设备不仅是一种社交性的躯体技术，而且由于其物质性，它本身对儿童来说可能是有限的、脆弱的和痛苦的。儿童身体和身份的身体技术构建被呈现为英雄形象，在一定程度上，英雄形象产生并体验了一种基于这些英雄并认同这些英雄的物质存在，但可能并不总是符合残疾儿童的利益。为了满足这些儿童的需求，作者认为，根据crip技术科学，3D打印假肢应该与他们共同开发（并专门为他们开发）。独创性/价值这篇论文首次考虑了使用3D打印假肢的儿童的日常生活，以及他们作为了解和制造假肢的人的经历。本文补充了crip技术科学和使能技术领域的知识。同行评审本文的同行评审历史记录可访问：https://publons.com/publon10.1108/JET-02-2022-0017

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Journal of Enabling Technologies REHABILITATION-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Enabling Technologies (JET) seeks to provide a strong, insightful, international, and multi-disciplinary evidence-base in health, social care, and education. This focus is applied to how technologies can be enabling for children, young people and adults in varied and different aspects of their lives. The focus remains firmly on reporting innovations around how technologies are used and evaluated in practice, and the impact that they have on the people using them. In addition, the journal has a keen focus on drawing out practical implications for users and how/why technology may have a positive impact. This includes messages for users, practitioners, researchers, stakeholders and caregivers (in the broadest sense). The impact of research in this arena is vital and therefore we are committed to publishing work that helps draw this out; thus providing implications for practice. JET aims to raise awareness of available and developing technologies and their uses in health, social care and education for a wide and varied readership. The areas in which technologies can be enabling for the scope of JET include, but are not limited to: Communication and interaction, Learning, Independence and autonomy, Identity and culture, Safety, Health, Care and support, Wellbeing, Quality of life, Access to services.