Why aren't you on Facebook?: Patterns and experiences of using the Internet among young people with physical disabilities

Technology and Disability

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-162

  Raghavendra, Parimala ^a,b   Wood, Denise ^c   Newman, Lareen ^d   Lawry, Jan ^a  

^a Novita Children's Services   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

barriers; facilitators; Internet; patterns of use; physical disabilities; young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; LEISURE; MALE; NETWORK LEARNING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84862534598     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: 1878643X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/TAD-2012-0343     Document Type: Article

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