The page acts as a repository for several documents exploring the intersection of neurodivergence, disability, and technology (specifically AI and digital surveillance).
While the page itself serves as a list of resources, the core themes reflected in the linked documents include:
1. Digital Gatekeeping and Academia
Several documents, such as “Crip Technoscience: Digital Gatekeeping in Academia,” discuss how current digital infrastructures and institutional policies create barriers for disabled and neurodivergent scholars. It critiques the “normative” design of academic tools and argues for a “crip” approach to technoscience that centers disabled expertise.
2. Neurodivergence (ND) and AI Interaction
The project explores how AI, specifically Large Language Models like Google Gemini, can be designed to support neurodivergent cognitive styles. Documents like “Designing ND Gemini for Academics” and “ND Cognitive Mapping for Google Drive” suggest ways to make digital workspaces less cognitively fatiguing.
3. Surveillance and “Mandatory Liking”
The research touches on the social and political implications of technology, including:
- Digital Surveillance: Exploring the emotional toll of being monitored through digital platforms.
- “Mandatory Liking”: A concept referring to government or corporate systems that require performative positivity or compliance, which can be particularly exclusionary for neurodivergent individuals who may not conform to typical social cues.
4. Privacy, Law, and Identity
There are several formal documents related to legal and policy frameworks, including:
- Canadian Privacy Law: Analysis of email policies and workplace identity.
- MFA and Privacy: Concerns regarding how multi-factor authentication (MFA) and metadata persistence can expose the identity of neurodivergent users.
- Formal Accommodations: Templates and research on formal requests for neurodivergent employees.
5. Fatigue and Biological Imperatives
The site links the digital environment directly to physical health, specifically looking at the “Cognitive Fatigue to Chronic Fatigue Link.” It argues that poorly designed digital environments are not just “unfriendly” but can be biologically harmful to autistic and neurodivergent individuals.
Summary of Document Types Available:
- Academic Drafts: Discussing “Crip Technoscience” as a theoretical framework.
- Policy Analysis: Focused on Google’s privacy settings and Canadian law.
- Practical Tools: Such as functional designs for neck support and cognitive mapping strategies.
Math Journals, Emotion, and Surveillance
Sadownik’s Research on Tech Policies-2
Formal Accommodation Request for Neurodivergent Employee-3
Cognitive Fatigue to Chronic Fatigue Link-2
Autism, Digital Environment, and Fatigue
Crip Technoscience_ Digital Gatekeeping in Academia
Designing ND Gemini for Academics
ND Cognitive Mapping for Google Drive
Neurodivergent Tech Benefits_ Biological Imperative
ND Crip Technoscience and Search
ND Victimization Through Systemic Violence-2
Formal Privacy Complaint to Google
Metadata Persistence and Privacy Rights
Key Types of “Mandatory Liking” Governments
Email Privacy and Work Identity