Disability and Digital Media: Accessibility, Representation and Inclusion

In Disability and Digital Media , we will explore the relationship between digital technologies and disability in the Internet age.We will consider: the evolving impact of social media on representations of disability; the politics of experiencing, embodying, and discussing disability online; the presence of disability in memes, viral content, and online culture; and the role of accessibility in the digital world.

• Social and medical models of disability;
• Key concepts and terminology for understanding digital disability;
• How social media is changing representations of disability;
• The opportunities and challenges of representing disability online;
• How memes and viral content are being used by disability activists;
• How the tools of digital accessibility can benefit all media users.