Ewa Lubina
Creating a picture of oneself in the internet aiming at social integration of disabled people

The disabled people are often perceived as different from other members of the society. Such a situation does not make it easier for them to participate in a social life. It is sometimes more difficult to fulfill the need to communicate with people at the same level of interaction as others. Unfulfilled desire to be the same is a source of tension and frustration. Therefore, among many different ways of integration, we can also distinguish an integration by communication which basis on improving social relations. Internet communication and participation in creation and development of web communities is for the disabled a chance for overcoming their own restraints.