Disability Rights Advocacy Online: Voice, Empowerment and Global Connectivity - Paperback

by Filippo Trevisan (Author)

Can the Internet re-configure political participation to be a more inclusive experience for users with disabilities, enhancing their stakes in democratic citizenship? This book tackles this question by charting the unexpected digitalization of disability rights advocacy in the United Kingdom and the United States. As it reviews the implications of this transformation for the structure and leadership of the disability rights movement in both countries, this book reveals the role of the Internet as a key civic resource for under-represented groups in society and the organizations that advocate on their behalf.

Author Biography

Filippo Trevisan is Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, DC, where is also Deputy Director of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy. His research interests include new media technologies, political participation, grassroots advocacy, disability and inequality.