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Ethics, Place & Environment
A Journal of Philosophy & Geography
Volume 10, 2007 - Issue 1: Technological Change Guest, Editor: Paul C. Adams
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Disability, Technology, and Place: Social and Ethical Implications of Long-Term Dependency on Medical Devices

B. E. Gibson Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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R. E. G. Upshur Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Canada
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N. L. Young School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Canada
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P. McKeever Bloorview Research Institute, Canada
Pages 7-28 | Published online: 15 Feb 2007

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James Bonehill, Nadia von Benzon & Jon Shaw. (2020) ‘The shops were only made for people who could walk’: impairment, barriers and autonomy in the mobility of adults with Cerebral Palsy in urban England. Mobilities 15:3, pages 341-361.
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Gabriella Spinelli, Massimo Micocci, Wendy Martin & Yu-Han Wang. (2019) From medical devices to everyday products: exploring cross-cultural perceptions of assistive technology. Design for Health 3:2, pages 324-340.
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Mark R. Johnson. (2019) Inclusion and exclusion in the digital economy: disability and mental health as a live streamer on Twitch.tv. Information, Communication & Society 22:4, pages 506-520.
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Adi Finkelstein & Esther-Lee Marcus. (2018) Realizing autonomy: the phenomenology of independence and interdependence while living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Disability & Society 33:3, pages 433-453.
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Sarah Skyrme. (2017) In and On their Own Terms: Children and Young People's Accounts of Life with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Child Care in Practice 23:1, pages 77-89.
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Sue Gudgeon & Susan Kirk. (2015) Living with a powered wheelchair: exploring children’s and young people’s experiences. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 10:2, pages 118-125.
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Bruce Greenfield & Gail M Jensen. (2012) Phenomenology: a powerful tool for patient-centered rehabilitation. Physical Therapy Reviews 17:6, pages 417-424.
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Barbara E. Gibson & Gail Teachman. (2012) Critical approaches in physical therapy research: Investigating the symbolic value of walking. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 28:6, pages 474-484.
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Jay K. Martin, Liam G. Martin, Norma J. Stumbo & Joshua H. Morrill. (2011) The impact of consumer involvement on satisfaction with and use of assistive technology. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 6:3, pages 225-242.
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David A Nicholls & Barbara E Gibson. (2010) The body and physiotherapy. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 26:8, pages 497-509.
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Alexandra Kapeller, Michael H. Nagenborg & Kostas Nizamis. (2020) Wearable robotic exoskeletons: A socio-philosophical perspective on Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. Paladyn, Journal of Behavioral Robotics 11:1, pages 404-413.
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Alan RoulstoneAlan Roulstone. 2016. Disability and Technology. Disability and Technology 1 41 .
Mariela Gaete-Reyes. (2015) Citizenship and the embodied practice of wheelchair use. Geoforum 64, pages 351-361.
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Barbara E. Gibson, Barbara Secker, Debbie Rolfe, Frank Wagner, Bob Parke & Bhavnita Mistry. (2012) Disability and dignity-enabling home environments. Social Science & Medicine 74:2, pages 211-219.
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Andrea Charise, Holly Witteman, Sarah Whyte, Erica J. Sutton, Jacqueline L. Bender, Michael Massimi, Lindsay Stephens, Joshua Evans, Carmen Logie, Raza M. Mirza & Marie Elf. (2011) Questioning context: a set of interdisciplinary questions for investigating contextual factors affecting health decision making. Health Expectations 14:2, pages 115-132.
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. (2010) Current Bibliography of the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences, 2010. Isis 101:S1, pages i-305.
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Barbara E. Gibson, Hilde Zitzelsberger & Patricia McKeever. (2009) ‘Futureless persons’: shifting life expectancies and the vicissitudes of progressive illness. Sociology of Health & Illness 31:4, pages 554-568.
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Kathryn Wolff Heller, Peter J. Mezei & Mary Jane Thompson Avant. (2008) Meeting the Assistive Technology Needs of Students with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Special Education Technology 23:4, pages 15-30.
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Dina Brooks, Barbara Gibson & Dale DeMatteo. (2008) Perspectives of personal support workers and ventilator-users on training needs. Patient Education and Counseling 71:2, pages 244-250.
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