Texts of Our Institutional Lives: Accessibility Scans and Institutional Activity: An Activity Theory Analysis

College English Nov 2007

Texts of Our Institutional Lives: Accessibility Scans and Institutional Activity: An Activity Theory Analysis

Clay Spinuzzi

Abstract

Drawing on activity theory, the author describes and analyzes how he uses software to determine whether websites administered by his university are accessible to disabled people. He argues that, ultimately, accessibility is a rhetorical construct, in the sense that it is defined by communities rather than by sheer technical measurements.

Journal: College English
Published: 2007-11-01
DOI: 10.58680/ce20076343
Open Access: Closed
Topics: genre theory disability studies

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