Heitplatz Vanessa N, Bühler Christian, Hastall Matthias R
TU Dortmund University, Germany.
J Intellect Disabil. 2021 Jan 20:1744629520971375. doi: 10.1177/1744629520971375.
Although participation in the digital world is an important means for taking part in our society, people with intellectual disabilities are still largely excluded from the manifold possibilities of digital participation. In our study, we investigate attitudes of both formal caregivers and people with intellectual disabilities in Germany regarding their usage of digital media. Our sample consisted of 24 formal caregivers working in residential or outpatient facilities in Germany, and 50 people with intellectual disabilities living in those settings. Data were collected during semi-structured interviews with formal caregivers and focus group discussions with people with intellectual disabilities, and analyzed using inductive content analysis. The findings illustrate that the perspectives on digital media usage differ between people with intellectual disabilities and formal caregivers regarding (i) interest in accessing the Internet and digital media, (ii) interest in education programs, and (iii) the variety of applications used. The perspectives of both target groups will be discussed and contrasted.
尽管参与数字世界是融入我们社会的重要途径，但智障人士在很大程度上仍被排除在数字参与的众多可能性之外。在我们的研究中，我们调查了德国的正规照护者和智障人士对数字媒体使用的态度。我们的样本包括在德国住宿或门诊机构工作的24名正规照护者，以及生活在这些机构中的50名智障人士。数据是在对正规照护者进行半结构化访谈以及与智障人士进行焦点小组讨论期间收集的，并采用归纳式内容分析法进行分析。研究结果表明，智障人士和正规照护者在以下方面对数字媒体使用的看法存在差异：（i）访问互联网和数字媒体的兴趣；（ii）对教育项目的兴趣；（iii）所使用应用程序的种类。我们将对这两个目标群体的观点进行讨论和对比。
