Review of Ellis, Katie & Mike Kent, Disability and New Media

Authors

  • Catherine Duchastel de Montrouge York University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v3i2.161

Keywords:

new media, digital, accessibility, print impairment, technology, ICT,

Abstract

Disability and New Media should be required reading for all critical disability scholars and researchers because at the centre of Ellis and Kent’s scholarship are disabled people themselves, who are participating in cyberspaces and are contributing to online cultures. Disability studies hasn’t yet fully understood how crucial access to new media and ICT is to disabled people’s struggles for social justice, agency, and greater self-determination, but disabled Internet users have, and Ellis and Kent give them voice and body in their book.

Author Biography

Catherine Duchastel de Montrouge, York University

Doctoral Student, Science and Technology Studies, York University

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How to Cite

Duchastel de Montrouge, C. (2014). Review of Ellis, Katie & Mike Kent, Disability and New Media. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 3(2), 144–150. https://doi.org/10.15353/cjds.v3i2.161

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Reviews

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