Disability's Digital Frictions: Activism, Technology and Politics

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Disability's Digital Frictions: Activism, Technology and Politics

This paper argues that disability activism and politics can be seen as paradigmatic for the wider debates on the philosophies, forms, and formats embedded in technologies. Firstly, the paper discusses disability activism movements that use digital technology to intervene into digital technology, esp...

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Main Authors:	Ellis, Katie, Goggin, G., Kent, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4756

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