Disability and the Internet: Access, Mediation, Representation Friday 5th December 2008 Liverpool John Moores University The Cultural Disability Studies Research Network in association with Liverpool John Moores University's MA in Communication and Internet Studies 'Critical Internet Studies' Seminar Series presents a free event hosted and funded by Liverpool John Moores University. Launching the CDSRN's Theorising Disability in the Media Study Day Series this event is the first of a series of study days providing a forum for focused critical analysis and debate around disability, representation and the mass media. Providing an overview of research at the intersection of disability studies and internet studies this event will assess the challenges and advantages of the convergence of scholarly and activist perspectives in internet production, practice and theory. Confirmed Speakers Include: Dr. Helen Kennedy - Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds Prof. Ben Light - IS, Organisations and Society Research Centre and School of Media, Music and Performance, University of Salford Dr. Peter Wheeler - Business School, Edge Hill University Panel presentations include: Disability and Social Networking * Teaching Disability and the Internet * Autism and On-Line Advocacy * Embodied Health Movements and On-Line Campaigning Programme details available at http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91707.htm To register for this event please contact info@cdsrn.org.uk. Due to limited places early registration is recommended. Cultural Disability Studies Research Network www.cdsrn.org.uk MA in Internet and Communication Studies http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91514.htm -- Dr. Adi Kuntsman Lecturer in Internet and Communication School of Media, Critical and Creative Arts Liverpool John Moores University Dean Walters, 1 St. James Road Liverpool, L1 7BR http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91728.htm