Internet and disability: analyzing the opportunities and challenges of digital social networks in the field of disability

Authors

  • J. Ignacio Criado Profesor contratado doctor (titular acreditado) del Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (España)
  • Vicente Pastor Investigador del Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (España)
  • Julián Villodre Investigador del Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (España)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51302/tce.2018.225

Keywords:

disability, technology, communication, social network analysis (SNA), case study

Abstract

This article brings the world of digital social networks (DSN) to the space of disability. In particular, it is intended to know the implications that these new technological tools are having for people who have a disability and the groups that operate around them (public organizations, associations, non-governmental organization [NGOs], etc.). Additionally, offers data and an exhaustive analysis of the main Spanish organizations related to disability, both non-governmental organizations, federations, associations or institutions, that carry out public policies related to disability, as well as specific plans or programs that have their own digital social networks, such as mobile applications aimed at people with disabilities, offering up-to-date evidence on the main platforms in use (Twitter and Facebook). All this is completed with the results of a Social Network Analysis (SNA) of the topology of digital communities around disability. It also presents good practices (and a case of study) where social technologies and disability interact and represent outstanding advances. In short, the above serves to open up a discussion about the possibility of building a sectoral social platform related to disability, as well as to identify future lines of work around this issue, both from an academic point of view and from a social dimension.

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Published

2018-09-14

How to Cite

Criado, J. I., Pastor, V., & Villodre, J. (2018). Internet and disability: analyzing the opportunities and challenges of digital social networks in the field of disability. Technology, Science and Education Journal, (11), 99–117. https://doi.org/10.51302/tce.2018.225