To leave a record of its four years of activity, the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs team has published a collective book containing 22 chapters written by 52 authors.
Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs: A framework, committed people and projects for social innovation through science.
This collective book goes to the heart of the issues surrounding technological innovation to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. Based on the Innovation Booster Technology and Special Needs programme, it offers an in-depth look at co-creation and inclusive design, highlighting the need to involve the people concerned at every stage of the process. The authors, who come from a wide range of backgrounds, address the ethical and social challenges of assistive devices, while illustrating how transdisciplinary collaboration makes it possible to develop innovative and adapted technologies. Through concrete case studies, this book shows how innovation can transform everyday life and promote genuine inclusion. Aimed at people with disabilities, researchers, professionals in the health and social care sector and political decision-makers, this book offers practical ideas for contributing to a more accessible and equitable society.
