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World Science Fiction Convention (DISCON III) – Assistive Technologies

December 15, 2021 @ 7:00 am EST

DisCon III, World Science Fiction Convention

7:00 pm EST

Author Christine Taylor-Butler participate in a virtual panel titled, Assistive Technologies.

The vast majority of the world’s population uses some kind of prosthetic or assistive device, from glasses, to mobility aids, to those jar-opening doohickies. How should they change our conceptions of disability and what using a prosthetic device really means? What bleeding-edge assistive technologies are out there right now that may seem like science fiction? Do engineers overthink it, and are some technologies impositions. And when is simpler, better?

For more information: https://discon3.org/schedule/

Details

Date:
December 15, 2021
Time:
7:00 am EST
Event Category:
Website:
https://discon3.org

Organizer

Worldcon, or the World Science Fiction Convention
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Venue

Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
2500 Calvert Street NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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Phone
202-234-0700
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