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PAPERS: Practicing with Care: Context and Specificality Location: Appleton Tower, LT2 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/appleton-lecture-theatre-2-edinburgh Session Chair: John Vines, University of Edinburgh Session Chair: Sarah Kettley, University of Edinburgh | |
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Re-voicing Identity: Care Ethics and the Politics of Unsilencing After Total Laryngectomy Virginia Tech, United States of America Voice loss after total laryngectomy disrupts identity and quality of life yet current assistive technologies reproduce techno-ableist assumptions, prioritizing speech mimicry over identity restoration while systematic marginalization excludes laryngectomees from research and innovation. This paper presents a care-centred participatory design agenda bridging a propositional approach “Singing Without a Larynx”, a vowel-based vocal interface for singing, with cross-cultural photovoice research in the United States and Argentina. Grounded in care ethics, we operationalize attentiveness, responsibility, and relational accountability, positioning participants as co-designers whose embodied knowledge shapes technological imaginaries, and community challenges and assets. We propose: (1) a critical framework integrating care ethics, disability justice, and political economy to challenge techno-ableism in AI voice design; (2) photovoice methodology adapted for HCI and assistive technology research, building advocacy structures alongside design knowledge; (3) preliminary design principles for voice interfaces that prioritize identity restoration and creative agency, to be validated through participatory research. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.1993
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