Disability and Social Media

Social media is social. It is important for us all and it should be open to all....It is not necessarily about living a life on the Internet. It is about bypassing distance in the real world, making new friends, and participating in all the conversations between our family members and the communitie...

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Main Authors: Ellis, Katie, Goggin, G.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Routledge 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27393
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description Social media is social. It is important for us all and it should be open to all....It is not necessarily about living a life on the Internet. It is about bypassing distance in the real world, making new friends, and participating in all the conversations between our family members and the communities we live in....Social media can break down barriers and change lives. For example, a hearing impaired child can now share stories with their friends via Skype, and a vision impaired user can read about his brother's trip to the Far East via a blog site....Social media is truly social. It connects the dots.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-273932023-02-27T07:41:05Z Disability and Social Media Ellis, Katie Goggin, G. social media digital technology disability accessibility Social media is social. It is important for us all and it should be open to all....It is not necessarily about living a life on the Internet. It is about bypassing distance in the real world, making new friends, and participating in all the conversations between our family members and the communities we live in....Social media can break down barriers and change lives. For example, a hearing impaired child can now share stories with their friends via Skype, and a vision impaired user can read about his brother's trip to the Far East via a blog site....Social media is truly social. It connects the dots. 2013 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27393 Routledge restricted
spellingShingle social media
digital technology
disability
accessibility
Ellis, Katie
Goggin, G.
Disability and Social Media
title Disability and Social Media
title_full Disability and Social Media
title_fullStr Disability and Social Media
title_full_unstemmed Disability and Social Media
title_short Disability and Social Media
title_sort disability and social media
topic social media
digital technology
disability
accessibility
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27393