Disability and New Media

ISBN-13: 9780415871358 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 184 str.

Katie Ellis;Mike Kent

Opis

This work examines how digital design can hinder those with disabilities, when it should be assisting them. Kent and Ellis discuss how social networking sites, virtual worlds and file sharing can be limited by settings and approaches which can prevent some people from becoming involved.

Spis treści

Introduction Part 1: At the Crossroads  1. Universal Design in a Digital World  2. iAccessbility from iTunes 1.0 to iPad  3. Building Digital Stairways: Nice View, But What About My Wheelchair?  Part 2: How Did We Get Here?  4. We Want You in Our Network: Universal Design V Retrofitting the Web  5. (Physical) Disability is a Form of Social Oppression?  6. Does That Face-'Book' Come in Braille?  Social Networking Sites and Disability  Part 3: Where to Next?  7. Avatars with Wheelchairs, But No Virtual Guide Dogs: Disability and Second Life  8. Challenges and Opportunities: The Road Ahead for Disability in a Digital World.  Conclusion

O autorze

Katie Ellis is a lecturer in Media and Communications at Murdoch University. A film-critic and cultural commentator, she is the author of Disabling Diversity (VDM 2008). She has mentored filmmakers with disability and published a number of articles on cinema and new media addressing both issues of representation and active possibilities for social inclusion.

Mike Kent is a lecturer in Internet Studies at Curtin University. His current research is focused on disability and the internet. His articles have appeared in Fast Capitalism, Nebula, Online Opinion, AQ – Australian Quarterly and M/C Journal (Media Culture). Dr Kent has taught media studies, cultural studies and e-commerce at universities in Australia and the UK.