Introduction: The future is disabled

Technology," wrote, the late historian of technology Melvin Kranzberg, Jr, "is neither good nor bad, nor is it neutral."It's a notion that often doesn't stick with people as they think about technologies related to accessibility.So many of our dominant stories about technologies for disability, access, and mobility are painted as heroic, life-changing, panaceas for social ill, or objects of empowerment.In this special issue, we take Kranzberg's assessment to heart with articles that speak to technological ambiguity and against popular narratives about accessibility-related technologies.