Can public interest technology serve people who have disabilities?

Public Interest Technology is an emerging paradigm, scholarly domain, and potential contributor to reducing barriers, mitigating discrimination, and promoting human rights of people who have disabilities. Employing data from individual interviews of people who have experienced spinal cord injury and their support persons, this project identifies obstacles and barriers these people experience when seeking technologies needed for rehabilitation and reintegration. This article discusses these individuals’ experiences in light of how public interest technology may be a game changer for people who have experienced spinal cord injuries.