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(2011) Reinventing ourselves, Dordrecht, Springer.
Constructing disability in online worlds
conceptualising disability in online research
Diane Carr
pp. 177-190
In this chapter the online construction of disability is investigated, and the implications for educators working in virtual worlds are considered. Based on the analysis of data collected through interviews with deaf residents of Second LifeTM, it is argued that research into online identity, disability and education needs to allow room for self-description, and that educators need to recognise the power relations that can lurk within practices of provision or accessibility support. Working through these issues involves reconciling Disability Studies with e-learning and accessibility perspectives. It is proposed that strategies that would support this reconciliation might be found in recent literature on disability and technology.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-361-9_9
Full citation:
Carr, D. (2011)., Constructing disability in online worlds: conceptualising disability in online research, in A. Peachey & M. Childs (eds.), Reinventing ourselves, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 177-190.
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