Representations of disability from the perspective of people with disabilities and their families

A critical discourse analysis of disability groups on Facebook

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12742453
AutoresΑναστασία Γ Στάμου (0000-0002-3725-0068, University of Western Macedonia, autor de correspondencia), Anastasia Alevriadou (0000-0001-7022-5537, University of Western Macedonia), Fenia Soufla (University of Western Macedonia)
Año2014
Volumen18
Número1
Páginas1-16
Fecha de publicación2014-10-08
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaScandinavian Journal of Disability Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1501-7419 • E-ISSN: 1745-3011
EditorialStockholm University Press (PUBLISHER • SE)
DOI10.1080/15017419.2014.962611
OpenAlexW2169928551
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas41

Contrary to the growing body of research into views about and attitudes towards disability which has focused on the perspectives of non-disabled people, recent disability studies have been directed to the voices of people with disabilities and/or their families, by acknowledging an ‘epistemic privilege’ to them. In the present study, we use the posts of sensory and physical disability groups on Facebook as a lens to uncover the voices and experiences of people with disabilities and/or their families. The critical discourse analysis of the posts of disability groups on Facebook suggests that people with disabilities and/or their families do not constitute a homogeneous group of people being connected because of their common (bodily) condition. On the other hand, different representations of disability also suggest a different use of Facebook

Critical discourse analysis · Disability studies · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Disability Education and Employment · Disability Rights and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology

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