Data Ableism: Ability Expectations and Marginalization in Automated Societies

While data is increasingly proffered as the resource that unlocks promises of digitalized world, for underprivileged individuals and communities, instead fulfilled promises, datafication means additional marginalization. Examining these forms marginalization, this article considers how technological advancements come with ability expectations, highlights exclusion discrimination disadvantaged segments population result from failing to meet digital expectations reach prescribed norms. Drawing critical disability scholarship, we introduce notions ableism disablism, which encapsulate privileged pertaining production resulting are prevalent in automated societies. Underlining intersectional nature ableism, discern its two main mechanisms, namely (in)visibility (un)desirability, document role free market ideology producing upholding ableism.