AI and Disability with Christine Hemphill

AI and Disability with Christine Hemphill

May 19, 2025 · 1h 1m · Season 4 · Episode 3

About this episode

Emma speaks with Christine Hemphill about the impact of AI on disabled people and the importance of inclusive data sets.

Transcript  and  Youtube version [CC] . We're discussing all things AI and Disability on this episode The Wheelchair Activist! Emma speaks with Christine Hemphill, a researcher, designer, and innovator specialising in disability and age-inclusion. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Open Inclusion, a UK-based, globally active research agency leading in disability and age-informed market, social, design, and innovation research. Emma and Christine discuss both the negative and positive ways AI is impacting disabled people and how the technology needs to include more diverse perspectives through inclusive data sets. Learn more about Open Inclusion at OpenInclusion.com Guess what? The Wheelchair Activist submitted to the British Podcast Awards and the Independent Podcast Awards! The total entry fees came to £755, which is a significant cost for an independent, disabled-led podcast. If you’ve enjoyed the show or believe in what it stands for, please consider chipping in to our  Podcast Award Fundraiser . Every donation helps share disabled stories with a wider audience and challenges the idea that award-worthy storytelling only comes from big-budget…

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