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Autonomy,freedom & mobility
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Nidhi Shekaran Ashley Liao
Karen Soldatic
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Technologies are important to me. I have low vision. I am also a disability advocate for people with disabilities from minority ethnic backgrounds. I am from a South Asian background, myself.
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Technology gives me freedom and independence, so I can work.
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I use technology to plan my daily travel around Sydney. I also use them to do my work. This involves seeing other people with disabilities, attending professional workshops and policy forums.
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I also use it for my own personal mobility needs. For example, when I need to travel somewhere new, I receive emails from a mobility specialist telling me how to travel. They provide me with instructions around routes, transport options, costs and time it will take along with safety precautions. The instructions are read out to me via my screen reader software. This ensures that I remain independent and do not have to rely on others to translate information from emails.
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I use a screen reader on my computer both at home and at work. The screen reader can be installed through Chrome add-ons for free. This is a great option as many people with disabilities live in poverty and cannot afford expensive assistive technology and addons.