Disability and social media : global perspectives / edited by Katie Ellis and Mike Kent.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ellis, Katie, 1978- editor.

Kent, Mike, 1969- editor.

Series:

Interdisciplinary disability studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accessible Web sites for people with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Means of communication.

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Social networks.

Online social networks.

Sociology of disability.

Physical Description:

xxii, 340 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Summary:

Social media is popularly seen as an important media for people with disability in terms of communication, exchange and activism. These sites potentially increase both employment and leisure opportunities for one of the most traditionally isolated groups in society. However, the offline inaccessible environment has, to a certain degree, been replicated online and particularly in social networking sites. Social media is becoming an increasingly important part of our lives yet the impact on people with disabilities has gone largely unscrutinised. Similarly, while social media and disability are often both observed through a focus on the Western, developed and English-speaking world, different global perspectives are often overlooked. This collection explores the opportunities and challenges social media represents for the social inclusion of people with disabilities from a variety of different global perspectives that include Africa, Arabia and Asia along with European, American and Australasian perspectives and experiences. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Social disability / Katie Ellis Ellis, Katie, Mike Kent Kent, Mike 1

Part I Advocacy 11

2 Social media and deaf empowerment: The Polish deaf communities' online fight for representation / Magdalena Zdrodowska Zdrodowska, Magdalena 13

3 Personal reflections on the #107days campaign: Transformative, subversive or accidental? / Sara Ryan Ryan, Sara, George Julian Julian, George 25

4 Confirming normalcy: 'Inspiration porn' and the construction of the disabled subject? / Beth Haller Haller, Beth, Jeffrey Preston Preston, Jeffrey 41

5 Bedding Out: Art, activism and Twitter / Lucy Burke Burke, Lucy, Liz Crow Crow, Liz 57

Part II Access 75

6 The growing importance of accessible social media / Scott Hollier Hollier, Scott 77

7 Transport mésadapté: Exploring online disability activism in Montréal / Laurence Parent Parent, Laurence, Marie-Eve Veilleux Veilleux, Marie-Eve 89

8 Interactive inclusive - designing tools for activism and empowerment / Tom Bieling Bieling, Tom, Tiago Martins Martins, Tiago, Gesche Joost Joost, Gesche 101

9 New media and accessible emergency communications: A United States-based meta analysis / Deedee Bennett Bennett, Deedee, Paul M. A. Baker Baker, Paul M. A., Helena Mitchell Mitchell, Helena 119

Part III Communications 131

10 Social media use and mediated sociality among individuals with communication disabilities in the digital age / Meryl Alper Alper, Meryl, Betu Haller Haller, Betu 133

11 #Socialconversations: Disability representation and audio description on Marvel's Daredevil / Katie Ellis Ellis, Katie 146

12 Articulating vulnerability and interdependence in networked social space / Brian Goldfarb Goldfarb, Brian, John E. Armenta Armenta, John E. 161

13 Social media and disability inclusion: Critical reflections of a Zimbabwean activist / Kudzai Shava Shava, Kudzai 176

Part IV Education 189

14 Opportunities for eLearning, social media and disability / Mike Kent Kent, Mike 191

15 A phenomenology of media making experience: Disability studies and wearable cameras / D. Andy Rice Rice, D. Andy 203

16 Blackboard as in/accessible social media: Updating education, teaching and learning / Leanne McRae McRae, Leanne 216

17 Dyslexics 'knowing how' to challenge 'lexism' / Craig Collinson Collinson, Craig, Owen Barden Barden, Owen 227

Part V Community 239

18 'Talking my language': The AthletesFirst project and the use of blogging in virtual disability sport communities / Andrea Bundon Bundon, Andrea 241

19 Posting autism: Online self-representation strategies in Tistje, a Flemish blog on Living on the spectrum from the front row / Anneleen Masschelein Masschelein, Anneleen, Leni Van Goidsenhoven Goidsenhoven, Leni Van 255

20 From awareness to inclusion: Creating bridges with the disability community through social media and civil society in Japan / Muneo Kaigo Kaigo, Muneo 274

Part VI New directions 285

21 Self-representation considerations for people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and social media / Amanda Hynan Hynan, Amanda, Janice Murray Murray, Janice, Juliet Goldbart Goldbart, Juliet 287

22 Disability, social media and religious discourse: An Arabian example / Najma Al Zidjaly Zidjaly, Najma Al 303

23 Using social media to advance the social rights of people with disability in China: The Beijing One Plus One Disabled Persons' Cultural Development Centre / Jian Xu Xu, Jian, Mike Kent Kent, Mike, Katie Ellis Ellis, Katie, He Zhang Zhang, He 318.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472458452

1472458451

OCLC:

957414372