Access to and Use of the Internet among Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Everyday Settings

Autor/inn/en	Alfredsson Ågren, Kristin; Kjellberg, Anette; Hemmingsson, Helena
Titel	Access to and Use of the Internet among Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Everyday Settings
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 45 (2020) 1, S.89-98 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alfredsson Ågren, Kristin) ORCID (Hemmingsson, Helena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2018.1518898
Schlagwörter	Access to Computers; Internet; Adolescents; Young Adults; Mild Intellectual Disability; Moderate Intellectual Disability; Disadvantaged; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Barriers; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	Background: The aim of this study was to explore and describe access to the Internet and how it is used among adolescents and young adults with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities in their everyday settings. Method: Data were collected through observations of and interviews with 15 participants with intellectual disabilities, aged 13-25 years, on access and use of the Internet in school or work and at home or in their free time. A qualitative content analysis was used. Results: Main findings were categorised into: access to the Internet in different settings, challenges when using the Internet and strategies to handle the digital environment and take part in Internet activities. Conclusions: This study revealed that participants had access to Internet connections and to a high number of Internet-enabled devices. Participants used the Internet through strategies when doing Internet activities, for example using pictures and reducing the number of Internet-enabled devices used in their everyday settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01