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Exoskeletons - Designing For Social Justice, Grace Cd Murphy
Exoskeletons - Designing For Social Justice, Grace Cd Murphy
College of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Many engineering professionals believe that discussions surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and social justice do not belong in engineering because engineering is supposed to be a neutral or objective field. Through an extensive review of the literature and a survey sent out to potential users, the need for DEI in engineering was examined. Many current engineering projects do not take into consideration social justice principles which leaves certain groups further marginalized and disempowered while empowering a select few. Engineering has the opportunity to be a field of service, but first risks and benefits must be weighed and the outcome …