Dignity of risk

A disability rights principle, articulated by Robert Perske in 1972, asserting that people with disabilities have the right to make self-directed choices that involve risk, including the freedom to fail and learn from experience. In technology contexts, the dignity of risk challenges paternalistic approaches that restrict disabled people's engagement with AI systems to protect them, instead advocating for scaffolded autonomy that enables informed decision-making about tradeoffs between risks and benefits.