This article examines the changing nature of disability activism through the influence of
social media. As disabled people in the United Kingdom have been subjected to acute …

This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities involved in incorporating publicly
available search engine data in scholarly research. In recent years, an increasing number of …

This paper presents an unconventional approach to the resolution of the key ethical
dilemmas raised by the study of politically charged personal content posted on social media …

Since the late 1990s, there has been a concerted policy drive across social care towards
cash based modes of support and strategies to personalise services. Support for this shift …

This paper argues that disability activism and politics can be seen as paradigmatic for the
wider debates on the philosophies, forms, and formats embedded in technologies. Firstly …

Can online media help disabled people become more engaged in the organizations that
represent their interests in the public arena? Using a combination of Web content analysis …

For disabled people, the UK political landscape has in recent years provided a particularly
harsh backdrop of austerity and ongoing cuts to welfare and disability benefits. In November …

This chapter focuses on arguably the most articulated one among these initiatives-namely,
the'Atos Games', promoted by disability rights activist group disabled people against cuts …

Online platforms can provide an important opportunity for disabled people to create online
communities, access support and forge an identity. However, these opportunities can be …

With the onset of austerity, disabled people in the United Kingdom have faced a sustained
period of financial cuts, including cuts to personal income, social care and advocacy …