Biography
Ieva Eskytė is post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Law at the University of Leeds, UK.
'The ethnographic research that inspires this book is both original and innovative, providing fascinating insights into the world of shopping and everyday technologies from a disability perspective. What makes it so interesting is the way the analysis connects these everyday experiences with deep understandings of citizenship, public policy and power relations in capitalist market economies. It succeeds equally in its theoretical and empirical ambitions.' - Professor Mark Priestley, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK
'This is an interesting and innovative book addressing an under-researched area. The use of multiple research methodologies provides depth to the research, as does the focus on the European Union as well as the United Kingdom and Lithuania. The findings of this book are highly topical in light of the imminent adoption of the European Accessibility Act by the European Union.' - Professor Lisa Waddington, European Disability Forum Chair in European Disability Law, Maastricht University (NLs)
'Envisioning a citizen with disabilities as an active market actor and consumer is a vital part of the disability rights paradigm because we spend most of our lives enmeshed in a web of market-based transactions. Shaping these markets to ensure equal access for all is not only good for citizens but also for business. This pioneering book is a must-read for those interested in the economic empowerment of the estimated 1 billion consumers with disabilities in the world.' - Gerard Quinn, Wallenberg Chair, Raoul Wallenberg Institute (Lund University) & Professor, Leeds University.
