Georgia van Toorn
LINK: https://apo.org.au/node/326312?ref=disabilitydebrief.org
Publisher ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society,
Algorithmic decision-making (ADM) poses urgent concerns regarding the rights and entitlements of people with disability from all walks of life. As ADM systems become increasingly embedded in government decision-making processes, there is a heightened risk of harm, such as unjust denial of benefits or inadequate support, accentuated by the expanding reach of state surveillance.
ADM systems have far reaching impacts on disabled lives and life chances. Despite this, they are often designed without the input of people with lived experience of disability, for purposes that do not align with the goals of full rights, participation, and justice for disabled people.
This primer explores how people with disability are collectively responding to the threats posed by algorithmic, data-driven systems – specifically their public sector applications. It provides an introductory overview of the topic, exploring the approaches, obstacles, and actions taken by people with disability in their ‘algoactivist’ struggles.
The primer is based on desk-based research and a workshop conducted in June 2023 at the Data Justice Lab at Cardiff University. The workshop was titled Recognising, Resisting, and Reorienting Algorithmic Systems for Disability Justice.
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