Disabled Workers' Experiences of Remote Work Technology During the COVID-19 Lockdowns in Belgium and the United Kingdom
| Authors | Frederike Scholz, Betul Yalcin, Koen Van Laer, Jo Ingold |
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| Published in | Disability and the Future of Work (book), Research in Social Science and Disability (journal) |
| Publication date | 2025 |
| Research groups | Organisations in Digital Transition |
| Type | Book |
Summary
The fundamental premise of this chapter is that technology-mediated remote work in and of itself is not necessarily a panacea for disability inclusion. This necessitates a focus on what technologies enables individuals to do (and not do). This chapter draws on a mixed-methods (a survey and qualitative interviews) study of disabled workers in Belgium and the United Kingdom guided by the overarching question of which affordances and constraints are experienced by disabled workers when interacting with remote work technology during the initial two lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Language | English |
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| Published in | Disability and the Future of Work (book), Research in Social Science and Disability (journal) |
| ISBN/ISSN | URN:ISBN:978-1-83549-006-8 |
| Key words | disability, remote work technology, sociomateriality, inclusion, accessibility, autonomy |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1108/S1479-354720250000016010 |
| Page range | 161-175 |