Facebook Use by Persons with Disabilities

被引:64
作者
Shpigelman, Carmit-Noa [1 ]
Gill, Carol J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Haifa, Dept Community Mental Hlth, Fac Social Welf & Hlth Sci, IL-31905 Haifa, Israel
[2] Univ Illinois, Dept Disabil & Human Dev, Chicago, IL 60608 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION | 2014年 / 19卷 / 03期
关键词
Online Communities; Networks; Behavior; Disability; Access; NETWORKING SITES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; PEOPLE; FRIENDS;
D O I
10.1111/jcc4.12059
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Social network sites have a potential to empower persons with disabilities. However, this issue has received little attention in research. As a step toward addressing this need, we conducted an online survey about how persons with disabilities use Facebook. We used primarily descriptive statistics and also compared activities relating to nondisabled and disabled friends and groups. The findings indicated that the 172 persons with disabilities who responded to our survey use Facebook much as others do, meaning that they primarily connect with their nondisabled Facebook friends. They have not yet used the potential of Facebook to promote advocacy activities through groups. These findings, including how to mine the potential of social network sites for persons with disabilities, are discussed.
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页码:610 / 624
页数:15
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