Vulnerabilità ‘tecnogena’ e condivisione tecnologica nell’esperienza della disabilità

In this essay, I address the vulnerable positionings that can be experienced by disabled people in the employment of assistive technologies. In particular, I take into account two examples: (I) the vulnerability that can emerge from the de- pendence on other subjects in the management of technologies, and (II) how they can directly impact bodily matter. The topic is introduced by the analyses of Disability Studies regarding the nature of vulnerability and technologi- cal encounters, whereas referred to disabled people. They are juxtaposed with posthumanism and technofeminism, while transhumanism is instead framed as less productive in the matter. Lastly, I highlight how these contextual forms of vulnerability can be actively inhabited by disabled people, producing a collaborative effort that weaves them together with affective relationships or wider networks, and that minimises risks and harms.