This article contributes to research on the role of technology in “atypical” interactions by examining a situation in which technology assumes the stigma of the atypical. Building on our analysis, we argue that this approach provides a model for research and development of assistive technologies that moves away from the techno-medical model and focuses on how typicality (and atypicality) are obtained in an interactional manner.
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