Open AccessHow Technology Is Forcing the Disability Rights Movement into the 21st Century
Author(s) -
Vilissa Thompson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
catalyst
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2380-3312
DOI - 10.28968/cftt.v5i1.30420
Subject(s) - movement (music) , social movement , forcing (mathematics) , political science , work (physics) , sociology , public relations , law , engineering , aesthetics , politics , art , mechanical engineering , climatology , geology
One of the unspoken realities of technology is the fact that it has propelled the Disability Rights Movement into the 21st century by allowing more intersected voices and perspectives to be widely shared and heard. Online activism has reshaped the history and leadership of our community, and this impact is not only empowering for the collective movement, but to individual activists and advocates as well. Vilissa Thompson, social worker and activist, recounts the impact of technology in her work and the various ways members in the disability community use technology to ramp their voices.