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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Ashley Shew, Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech and author of, "Against Technoableism... Rethinking Who Needs Improvement", about how technology influences our perception of disability and whether it truly helps those it aims to support. Then, Dr. Ari Azhir, CEO of Neuvivo, discusses how her company revived a once-failed ALS drug by re-examining clinical trial data, uncovering its potential to treat Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and Vascular Dementia.
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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Ashley Shew, Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech and author of, "Against Technoableism... Rethinking Who Needs Improvement", about how technology influences our perception of disability and whether it truly helps those it aims to support. Then, Dr. Ari Azhir, CEO of Neuvivo, discusses how her company revived a once-failed ALS drug by re-examining clinical trial data, uncovering its potential to treat Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and Vascular Dementia.

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