The Routledge International Handbook of Disability Studies and the New Digital Society

The Routledge International Handbook of Disability Studies and the New Digital Society offers important new perspectives on the digitization of society in relation to disability.

Featuring the work of leading researchers from around the world, the book explores digitization and disability in a wide range of contexts, including schools, healthcare settings, public transport and working life, as well as across different forms of e-government, e-learning and e-business. It examines digitization in everyday life, including digital products such as smart phones, computer games and social media, and explores key themes such as artificial intelligence, the digitization of welfare and social services, overprotection and risk, and universal design and co-creation for better digital solutions. At the heart of the book is a focus on accessibility to digital technology as well as consideration of The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

This handbook will be of interest to all scholars of disability studies, health and social care, nursing, teaching, sociology, and science and technology studies.