MAIN READING:

Pearson, C. and Trevisan, F. (2015) ‘Disability activism in the new media ecology: campaigning strategies in the digital era’,

Disability & Society, 30(6), pp. 924–940. Available at: https://doiorg. eux.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/09687599.2015.1051516.

With the dual rise of online media and austerity in the UK, disability activism has started to take new forms, such as increased social media participation. In this article, the authors examine the means and impacts of online campaign strategies before and during the 2012 Paralympic Games, in contrast with the traditional news media.

OPTIONAL READING:

Smith, B., and Bundon, A. (2016) ‘Disability sport and activist identities: a qualitative study of narratives of activism among elite athletes’ with impairment’, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 26. Available here.

Barnes, C. (2007). ‘Disability activism and the struggle for change: disability, policy and politics in the UK’, Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2(3). Available here.

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