Disability and Social Media: Global Perspectives
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London; New York: Routledge (2017), xxii, 340 pp.
Series: Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
ISBN 9781138494404 (pbk); 9781315577357 (online)
Signature commbox: 70-Minorities-E 2017
"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." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: Social disability / Katie Ellis and Mike Kent, 1
I. ADVOCACY
2 Social media and deaf empowerment: The Polish deaf communities' online fight for representation / Magdalena Zdrodowska, 13
3 Personal reflections on the #107days campaign: Transformative, subversive or accidental? / Sara Ryan and George Julian, 25
4 Confirming normalcy: 'Inspiration porn' and the construction of the disabled subject? / Beth Haller and Jeffrey Preston, 41
5 Bedding Out: Art, activism and Twitter / Lucy Burke and Liz Crow, 57
II. ACCESS
6 The growing importance of accessible social media / Scott Hollier, 77
7 Transport mdsadapte: Exploring online disability activism in Montreal / Laurence Parent and Marie-Eve Veilleux, 89
8 Interactive inclusive - designing tools for activism and empowerment / Tom Bieling, Tiago Martins and Gesche Joost, 101
9 New media and accessible emergency communications: a United States-based meta analysis / Deedee Bennett, Paul M. A. Baker and Helena Mitchell, 119
III. COMMUNICATIONS
10 Social media use and mediated sociality among individuals with communication disabilities in the digital age / Meryl Alper and Beth Haller, 133
11 #Socialconversations: Disability representation and audio description on Marvel's Daredevil / Katie Ellis, 146
12 Articulating vulnerability and interdependence in networked social space / Brian Goldfarb and John E. Armenta, 161
13 Social media and disability inclusion: Critical reflections of a Zimbabwean activist / Kudzai Shava, 176
IV. EDUCATION
14 Opportunities for eLearning, social media and disability / Mike Kent, 191
15 A phenomenology of media making experience: Disability studies and wearable cameras / D. Andy Rice, 203
16 Blackboard as in/accessible social media: Updating education, teaching and learning / Leanne McRae, 216
17 Dyslexics 'knowing how' to challenge 'lexism' / Craig Collinson and Owen Barden, 227
V. COMMUNITY
18 'Talking my language': The AthletesFirst project and the use of blogging in virtual disability sport communities / Andrea Bundon, 241
19 Posting autism: Online self-representation strategies in Tistje, a Flemish blog on Living on the spectrum from the front row / Anneleen Masschelein and Leni Van Goidsenhoven, 255
20 From awareness to inclusion: Creating bridges with the disability community through social media and civil society in Japan / Muneo Kaigo, 274
VI. NEW DIRECTIONS
21 Self-representation considerations for people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and social media / Amanda Hynan, Janice Murray and Juliet Goldbart, 287
22 Disability, social media and religious discourse: An Arabian example / Najma Al Zidjaly, 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, Mike Kent, Katie Ellis and He Zhang, 318
I. ADVOCACY
2 Social media and deaf empowerment: The Polish deaf communities' online fight for representation / Magdalena Zdrodowska, 13
3 Personal reflections on the #107days campaign: Transformative, subversive or accidental? / Sara Ryan and George Julian, 25
4 Confirming normalcy: 'Inspiration porn' and the construction of the disabled subject? / Beth Haller and Jeffrey Preston, 41
5 Bedding Out: Art, activism and Twitter / Lucy Burke and Liz Crow, 57
II. ACCESS
6 The growing importance of accessible social media / Scott Hollier, 77
7 Transport mdsadapte: Exploring online disability activism in Montreal / Laurence Parent and Marie-Eve Veilleux, 89
8 Interactive inclusive - designing tools for activism and empowerment / Tom Bieling, Tiago Martins and Gesche Joost, 101
9 New media and accessible emergency communications: a United States-based meta analysis / Deedee Bennett, Paul M. A. Baker and Helena Mitchell, 119
III. COMMUNICATIONS
10 Social media use and mediated sociality among individuals with communication disabilities in the digital age / Meryl Alper and Beth Haller, 133
11 #Socialconversations: Disability representation and audio description on Marvel's Daredevil / Katie Ellis, 146
12 Articulating vulnerability and interdependence in networked social space / Brian Goldfarb and John E. Armenta, 161
13 Social media and disability inclusion: Critical reflections of a Zimbabwean activist / Kudzai Shava, 176
IV. EDUCATION
14 Opportunities for eLearning, social media and disability / Mike Kent, 191
15 A phenomenology of media making experience: Disability studies and wearable cameras / D. Andy Rice, 203
16 Blackboard as in/accessible social media: Updating education, teaching and learning / Leanne McRae, 216
17 Dyslexics 'knowing how' to challenge 'lexism' / Craig Collinson and Owen Barden, 227
V. COMMUNITY
18 'Talking my language': The AthletesFirst project and the use of blogging in virtual disability sport communities / Andrea Bundon, 241
19 Posting autism: Online self-representation strategies in Tistje, a Flemish blog on Living on the spectrum from the front row / Anneleen Masschelein and Leni Van Goidsenhoven, 255
20 From awareness to inclusion: Creating bridges with the disability community through social media and civil society in Japan / Muneo Kaigo, 274
VI. NEW DIRECTIONS
21 Self-representation considerations for people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and social media / Amanda Hynan, Janice Murray and Juliet Goldbart, 287
22 Disability, social media and religious discourse: An Arabian example / Najma Al Zidjaly, 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, Mike Kent, Katie Ellis and He Zhang, 318
