Exploring disability and technology in Singapore

Dan Goodley represented the iHuman team in meetings with academics, government representatives, NGOs and tech experts in Singapore.

Person drawing in a classroom

Dan Goodley represented the iHuman team in meetings with academics, government representatives (including the Ministry of Education), NGOs and tech experts here In Singapore this week (from the 3rd February).

These dialogues feed into a project proposal currently under preparation that seeks to explore the meaning of social media, gaming and DIY tech in the lives of disabled young people.

Dan also shared the findings and outputs from the ESRC funded Living Life to the Fullest project in relation to co-production good practice; drawing on work of colleagues including Kirsty Liddiard and Katherine Runswick-Cole.

Robot reading books

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