He is a Senior Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction and leads the Diverse-Ability Interaction Lab within the Bristol Interaction Group. The lab investigates the design of interactive technologies inclusive of both disabled and non-disabled people in order to transform the conception of assistive technology, accessibility and inclusion in society.
He said: “It aims to move beyond a medical view of visual impairment by integrating notions of embodied and perceptual experience with social engagement and joint meaning making with peers.
“The aim is to carve new directions in technological research for inclusion by focusing on how interactions between disabled and non-disabled children can be facilitated with and through inclusive cross-sensory assistive technologies.
“Instead of viewing disability as a deviation from a biological norm, and assistive technology as a means to redress functional ‘deficits’, I aim to explore disability as a human experience that enriches shared meaning making and assistive technology as a vehicle for inclusive interactions between disabled and non-disabled people.”