The Enhancement Of The Disabled In Transhuman Media

Abstract

Science fiction often brings to question the repercussions of a technologically advanced future. Since man has become
the dominant species on the planet through cunning and scientific innovation, would further development herald a bright
and optimistic future? The answer is not so clear cut, as the perceptive man has come to question whether all of this is
truly necessary. One field which comes to mind often with doubts regarding technology is that of human enhancement,
and by extension the eradication of disability.
The disabled in society have often been marginalized, rather perceived especially within literary narratives. If man is able
to enhance himself and transcend past his natural limits, would that eliminate all of his flaws? This question is the nagging
point in this paper, asking for critical discussion in the works of science fiction such as William Gibson’s Neuromancer
(1984), the video games Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016).