Configurations of the User in the Trajectory of Wheelchairs in India: Learnings for the Socio-technical Design of Smart Assistive Devices

dc.contributor.authorTuteja, Kanika
dc.contributor.authorColombino, Tommaso
dc.contributor.authorTixier, Matthieu
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-30T11:15:05Z
dc.date.available2023-05-30T11:15:05Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractMany features of a wheelchair affect users' actions in a manual wheelchair, determining the overall mobility performance. Based on an ethnographic study of wheelchair users in India, we develop a trajectory analysis centered on the wheelchair as an artefact and the stages in its lifecycle from design to use. This paper focuses on the decisions made and practices in the production and acquisition phases and the consequences further down the line for the end user. In particular, we focus on how different configurations of the user across production and acquisition can make it difficult for users to find a wheelchair well adapted to their situated needs once they bring the artefact into their home and daily routines.en
dc.identifier.doi10.48340/ecscw2023_ep04
dc.identifier.eissn2510-2591
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4682
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEuropean Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of 21st European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
dc.relation.ispartofseriesReports of the European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies: vol. 7, no. 1
dc.titleConfigurations of the User in the Trajectory of Wheelchairs in India: Learnings for the Socio-technical Design of Smart Assistive Devicesen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.conference.date5 June - 09 June, 2023
gi.conference.locationTrondheim, Norway
gi.conference.reviewfull
gi.conference.sessiontitleExploratory Papers

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