@article{THESIS,
      recid = {5850},
      author = {Sarasin, Benjamin},
      title = {The New, Accessible Mainstreet: An Exploration of  E-Commerce Disability Entrepreneurship},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {B.A.},
      address = {2022-04},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {<p>In recent years, disability entrepreneurship has become  a topic of increasing academic interest, particularly for  its potential to facilitate greater inclusion and  independence of disabled individuals. However, no research  has explicitly focused on disability entrepreneurship in  the context of the rapidly proliferating e-commerce  business model. In this paper, I explore the unique  benefits and challenges of e-commerce business for disabled  entrepreneurs through analysis of ten semi-structured  interviews with physically disabled e-commerce  entrepreneurs. I find that the e-commerce business model  can make entrepreneurship more attainable for disabled  individuals by mitigating accessibility challenges,  financial barriers, and educational barriers which commonly  affect traditional disability entrepreneurship. However,  disabled entrepreneurs often have difficulty scaling their  e-commerce businesses, and a lack of accessibility in the  internet and computer technology may still hinder  participation. Given these findings, I recommend that the  government expand access to capital and educational  resources for disabled entrepreneurs and subsidize  assistive technology.</p>},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/5850},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.5850},
}