<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This week’s reading is about the theory of technology as an amplifier, which presents a different narrative about technology than the often hyped idea of “technology driving social change.” </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">While this paper specifically focuses on the ICT4D space (“information and communication
technology for development”, a field that explore how technology can improve the lives of underserved populations in low-income regions), it’ll be interesting to explore parallels for accessibility and disability and how this theory applies to our work.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For anyone who wants to learn more, Kentaro Toyama (the author) dives deeper into the topic in his book <a href="https://geekheresy.org/" class="">Geek Heresy</a>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here’s a link to the paper: <a href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1940761.1940772" class="">https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1940761.1940772</a> </div><div class="">I’ve also attached a pdf to this email.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Lilian</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div></body></html>