Disability in Digital Media: Accessibility and Inclusion
Explore disability representation in digital media, focusing on accessibility and inclusion in the Internet age.
Explore disability representation in digital media, focusing on accessibility and inclusion in the Internet age.
This course examines the intersection of disability and digital technologies in the modern era. Students will investigate how social media is transforming disability representations, explore the complexities of disability discourse online, and analyze the role of accessibility in digital spaces. The curriculum covers key concepts in digital disability, including social and medical models, and examines how social media platforms are reshaping disability narratives. Participants will study the opportunities and challenges of representing disability online, the use of memes and viral content in disability activism, and how digital accessibility tools benefit all users. This course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of disability in the digital landscape, promoting inclusive digital practices and critical thinking about representation and accessibility.
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What you'll learn
Examine social and medical models of disability in the digital context
Analyze key concepts and terminology related to digital disability
Evaluate the impact of social media on disability representations
Explore challenges and opportunities in online disability representation
Investigate the role of memes and viral content in disability activism
Understand how digital accessibility tools benefit diverse user groups
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Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
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There are 4 modules in this course
This course explores the relationship between disability and digital media in the Internet age. It covers four main modules: introducing digital disability, disability and social media, accessibility in the digital world, and the future of digital disability. Students will learn about social and medical models of disability, key concepts in digital disability, changing representations of disability on social media, challenges and opportunities in online disability representation, use of memes by disability activists, and how digital accessibility tools benefit all users. The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of disability in the digital world and promote inclusive digital practices.
Introducing digital disability
Module 1
Disability and social media
Module 2
Accessibility and the digital world
Module 3
The future of digital disability
Module 4
Instructors
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Digital Culture and Gothic Studies Scholar at Curtin University
Gwyneth Peaty serves as a Research Fellow in the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University's School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, where she specializes in the intersection of technology, popular culture, and Gothic horror. Her academic background includes a BA with First Class Honours in Communication Studies and a PhD in English from the University of Western Australia. Her research expertise spans digital media, popular culture, video games, disability studies, and Gothic horror, with particular focus on representations of monstrosity and the relationship between technology and the body. She currently holds significant roles as the Reviews Editor of the Australasian Journal of Popular Culture and serves as the Australian representative of the Gothic Association of New Zealand and Australia (GANZA). Her scholarly contributions include influential works on zombie narratives, video game ontology, and neo-supernaturalism in Gothic fiction, and she is currently working on a monograph about gargoyles for the University of Wales Press Gothic Literary Studies series.
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Disability Media and Digital Access Expert at Curtin University
Katie Ellis serves as Professor in Internet Studies and Director of the Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University, where she has established herself as an internationally recognized expert on disability and digital access. Her research focuses on the intersection of media access, representation, and disability rights, working closely with government, industry, and community stakeholders to create tangible benefits for people with disabilities. Her significant academic contributions include authoring and editing 17 books, including two agenda-setting handbooks and serving as series editor for Routledge Research in Disability Media Studies. Her work has been particularly influential in understanding the relationship between digital technology, disability, and human rights, as demonstrated through her Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award research on disability and digital television. As founder of the Critical Disability Research Network at Curtin, she continues to advance the field of disability media studies while actively engaging with the media on disability-related issues and leading innovative initiatives like the Learning Futures Accessibility Challenge, which brings together students, academics, and industry leaders to develop creative solutions for accessibility challenges
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