This talk critiques Western lifelong learning policies through a disability justice lens, arguing that education has been shaped by individualism and market value rather than collective care and inclusion. Drawing on personal experience with hypermobility, it reframes disability as a source of interdependence, imagination, and new educational possibilities.

This research investigates the use of Bee-Bot, a programmable robot, to support children with autism. Structured robot-based activities aim to improve communication, social interaction, and purposeful play, while incorporating parent and teacher perspectives to assess long-term developmental and behavioral benefits.