Rethinking Assistive Technologies
PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN
In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Merry Lynn Morris, assistant director of dance at the
University of South Florida. One aspect of Merry Lynn’s work has involved inventing new assistive
technologies for disability dance, including a rolling dance chair with remote control, height change and
omni directionality. In this podcast, she discusses the relationship between freedom and control, how
her father’s disability shaped her view of disability and technology, and the importance of embedding
disability dance in the college curriculum.
Text by Emmaly Wiederholt
https://usf.academia.edu/MerryMorris
http://www.graphicstudio.usf.edu/CAM/cam_artinhealth.html
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