The Internet’s Empowering and Disempowering Qualities: Online (Re)presentation of Disabled Parents
The virtual sphere has the potential to provide space for different groups to voice their thoughts and opinions and in this paper we report on findings based on analysis of the virtual discourse about disabled parents in Iceland. The virtual discourse is shaped by the deficit understanding of disabi...
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ftohiostateuojs:oai:libeas01.it.ohio-state.edu/ojs/oai:article/1740 2023-07-02T03:32:42+02:00 The Internet’s Empowering and Disempowering Qualities: Online (Re)presentation of Disabled Parents Bj, Kristin Sigurj, Hanna B. 2013-05-23 text/html https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/dsq/article/view/1740 eng eng The Ohio State University Libraries https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/dsq/article/view/1740/3256 https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/dsq/article/view/1740 Copyright (c) 2013 Kristin Björnsdóttir, Hanna B. Sigurjónsdóttir http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Disability Studies Quarterly; Vol. 33 No. 3 (2013): Double Issue: Museum experience and blindness; general issue 2159-8371 1041-5718 10.18061/dsq.v33i3 disability parenthood discourse virtual sphere empowerment disempowerment info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftohiostateuojs https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v33i3 2023-06-11T16:52:12Z The virtual sphere has the potential to provide space for different groups to voice their thoughts and opinions and in this paper we report on findings based on analysis of the virtual discourse about disabled parents in Iceland. The virtual discourse is shaped by the deficit understanding of disability and disabled parents are commonly viewed as unable and unfit to care for children. Disabled people in Iceland have not carved out a virtual space for advocating their rights for family life and parenthood and the disability movement has remained silent on this issue. In this paper we explore the disempowering and empowering qualities of the Internet in relation to the discourse on disability and parenthood and argue for the need for information and formal advocacy.Keywords: disability; parenthood; discourse; virtual sphere; empowerment; disempowerment Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland OSU Libraries Digital Journal Publishing (Ohio State University) Disability Studies Quarterly 33 3 |
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The virtual sphere has the potential to provide space for different groups to voice their thoughts and opinions and in this paper we report on findings based on analysis of the virtual discourse about disabled parents in Iceland. The virtual discourse is shaped by the deficit understanding of disability and disabled parents are commonly viewed as unable and unfit to care for children. Disabled people in Iceland have not carved out a virtual space for advocating their rights for family life and parenthood and the disability movement has remained silent on this issue. In this paper we explore the disempowering and empowering qualities of the Internet in relation to the discourse on disability and parenthood and argue for the need for information and formal advocacy.Keywords: disability; parenthood; discourse; virtual sphere; empowerment; disempowerment |
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The Internet’s Empowering and Disempowering Qualities: Online (Re)presentation of Disabled Parents |
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The Internet’s Empowering and Disempowering Qualities: Online (Re)presentation of Disabled Parents |
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The Internet’s Empowering and Disempowering Qualities: Online (Re)presentation of Disabled Parents |
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The Internet’s Empowering and Disempowering Qualities: Online (Re)presentation of Disabled Parents |
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internet’s empowering and disempowering qualities: online (re)presentation of disabled parents |
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Disability Studies Quarterly; Vol. 33 No. 3 (2013): Double Issue: Museum experience and blindness; general issue 2159-8371 1041-5718 10.18061/dsq.v33i3 |
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Copyright (c) 2013 Kristin Björnsdóttir, Hanna B. Sigurjónsdóttir http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
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