Disability and Society, 17(3), May 2002, pp.327-344.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Beneficial effects of the online medium have been reported for disabled people in terms of providing a 'levelling ground' where they can be treated on their merits as a person, rather than as a disabled person. In this study participants were recruited from various disability organisations in New Zealand and invited to take part in an online interview. The article provides a forum for considering how the online medium offers opportunities for disabled people to position themselves in the social world.
Beneficial effects of the online medium have been reported for disabled people in terms of providing a 'levelling ground' where they can be treated on their merits as a person, rather than as a disabled person. In this study participants were recruited from various disability organisations in New Zealand and invited to take part in an online interview. The article provides a forum for considering how the online medium offers opportunities for disabled people to position themselves in the social world.
Subject terms:
information technology, internet, mass media, physical disabilities, role playing, self-help groups, social skills, stereotyped attitudes, community development, communication;
Describes how the 1990s have seen the emergence of a coalition of disabled groups who, by expressing their experiences and anger, have changed attitudes towards them.
Describes how the 1990s have seen the emergence of a coalition of disabled groups who, by expressing their experiences and anger, have changed attitudes towards them.