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The latest news, opportunities, and other updates about the Just Tech Fellowship and platform from @ssrc_org's #JustTech program.
Jun 15, 2022 8 tweets 10 min read
We are thrilled to announce the inaugural class of the #JustTech Fellowship, which provides unrestricted awards for researchers and practitioners imagining radically different tech futures that embrace joy, hope, self-determination, and equity. To create just, equitable public interest tech ecosystems, we need to center and support voices from the communities most impacted by tech’s biases and harms. Learn about the 2022 Just Tech fellows, outstanding leaders in tech & social justice.
just-tech.ssrc.org/articles/2022-…
Mar 8, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
In “Who’s in Charge? Information Technology and Disability Justice in the United States,” a new review on the #JustTech platform, @AmeliaNGibson and @FractalEcho examine discussions related to data and technology access for people with disabilities. just-tech.ssrc.org/field-reviews/… @AmeliaNGibson and @FractalEcho complicate the idea that disabled people truly have “access” to technology in contexts where they do not control technology, such as healthcare, “smart” homes and communities, and the workplace. just-tech.ssrc.org/field-reviews/…