Disability Studies, Cultural Analysis, and the Critical Practice of Technical Communication Pedagogy
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Technical Communication Quarterly
- Vol. 15 (1), 49-65
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15427625tcq1501_5
Abstract
This article critically analyzes how technical communication practices both construct and are constructed by normalizing discourses, which can marginalize the experiences, knowledges, and material needs of people with disabilities. In particular, the article explores how disability studies theories can offer critical insights into research in two areas: safety communication and usability. In conclusion, the article offers ways that disability studies can intervene in the pedagogy of usability, communication technology, linguistic bias, narrative, and discourse communities.Keywords
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