Journal
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
Volume 32, Issue 1, Pages 25-40Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/07434618.2015.1052887
Keywords
Social media; Augmentative and alternative communication; Cerebral palsy; Focus group; Internet; Assistive technology
Funding
- Penn State AAC Leadership Project - U.S. Department of Education [H325D110008]
- Hintz Family Endowed Chair in Children's Communicative Competence
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An online focus group was used to investigate the experiences of nine individuals with cerebral palsy who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and social media. Information was gathered related to (a) advantages of social media, (b) disadvantages of social media, (c) barriers to successful use, (d) supports to successful use, and (e) recommendations for other individuals using AAC, support personnel, policy makers, and technology developers. Participants primarily chose to focus on social media as a beneficial tool and viewed it as an important form of communication. The participants did describe barriers to social media use (e.g., technology). Despite barriers, all the participants in this study took an active role in learning to use social media. The results are discussed as they relate to themes and with reference to published literature.
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