Digital Disability: The Social Construction of Disability in New Media

Media representation of and for the disabled has been recharged in recent years with the expansion of new media worldwide. Interactive digital communications--such as the Internet, new varieties of voice and text telephones, and digital broadcasting--have created a need for a more innovative understanding of new media and disability issues. This engaging analysis offers a global perspective on how people with disabilities are represented as users, consumers, viewers, or listeners of new media, by policymakers, corporations, ... Read More

Media representation of and for the disabled has been recharged in recent years with the expansion of new media worldwide. Interactive digital communications--such as the Internet, new varieties of voice and text telephones, and digital broadcasting--have created a need for a more innovative understanding of new media and disability issues. This engaging analysis offers a global perspective on how people with disabilities are represented as users, consumers, viewers, or listeners of new media, by policymakers, corporations, programmers, and the disabled themselves. Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Rent eBook (2 Options) 120 Day Rental: $32.50 (Expires Oct 14, 2024) 180 Day Rental: $37.50 (Expires Dec 13, 2024) Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $50.00 Title: Digital Disability by Gerard Goggin; Christopher Newell Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Print ISBN: 9780742518438, 0742518434 eText ISBN: 9780742577015 Edition: 2002 Format: PDF eBook	$32.50 Rent eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ