Digital activism of women with disabilities on Instagram: analysis of three cases in Chile

Summary

This article studies the digital activism of three Chilean women with disabilities Instagram content creators. We used the ethnographic method to observe their activity in their public profiles. The results reveal an activism that encompasses educational objectives, denunciation, opinion on national issues, and coalition with other groups. The activists base their activism on concepts related to the social model of disability, feminism, ableism, inclusion, and diversity. It is concluded that digital activism is a powerful tool for the movement of people with disabilities and that it is part of a network of anti-ableist activism in resistance.