Representations of disability from the perspective of people with disabilities and their families: a
critical discourse analysis of disability groups on Facebook
Engelsk titel: Representations of disability from the perspective of people with disabilities and their families: a
critical discourse analysis of disability groups on Facebook
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Författare:
Stamou, Anastasia
;
Alevriadou, Anastasia
;
Soufla, Fenia
Email: astamou@uowm.gr
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 43
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16023120
Sammanfattning
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.