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People with intellectual disabilities as bloggers

What's social capital got to do with it anyway?

Alex McClimens

Sheffield Hallam University, UK, A.McClimens{at}shu.ac.uk

Frances Gordon

Sheffield Hallam University, UK

The concept of social capital, the socially constructed category of intellectual disability and the social practice of blogging may appear initially to be unconnected. In this study we report on an attempt to link the three as we examine the consequences of giving a group of people with intellectual disability supported access to the Internet and specifically to that section of cyberspace known as the `blogosphere'. Using the Social Capital Question Bank as a framework, we interrogate the data in an attempt to discover whether the qualities associated with successful inclusion within society might be available via the blogging community. Along the way we touch on issues related to policy, daily life and who or what counts as a friend.

Key Words: blogging • inclusion • integration • intellectual disability • Internet • social capital

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Vol. 13, No. 1, 19-30 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1744629509104486
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