ERIC Number: EJ990202
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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"I Know, I Can, I Will Try": Youths and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Sweden Using Information and Communication Technology in Their Everyday Life
Naslund, Rebecka; Gardelli, Asa
Disability & Society, v28 n1 p28-40 2013
This study introduces how technology and humans are part of relationships that influence agency among people with disabilities. It aims to focus attention on the use of, and access to, information and communication technology (ICT), and agency among youths and adults with intellectual disabilities. The study draws on empirical research conducted with youths and adults with intellectual disabilities, as well as staff at a day centre. It shows that by drawing upon interests, previous experiences, and cooperating in ICT activities the participants' agency changed. Also, it shows how disability is relational and how it can be influenced by ICT. An interdisciplinary approach is adopted to interpret the findings and to explore: How do people of different ages with intellectual disabilities experience the use of ICT in their everyday lives? Are people with intellectual disabilities able to influence their level of activity by using ICT? And if so, in what ways?
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Mass Media Use, Information Technology, Accessibility (for Disabled), Access to Information, Influence of Technology, Normalization (Disabilities), Assistive Technology, Youth Agencies, Observation, Visual Aids, Interviews, Photography, Diaries, Social Networks, Individual Activities, Youth Opportunities, Adults, Intergenerational Programs, Daily Living Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Basic Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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