Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Disability Innovation Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2021 May;34(3):840-851. doi: 10.1111/jar.12869. Epub 2021 Mar 5.
Mobile technology has the potential to assist adults with intellectual disabilities to initiate and maintain social connections in important areas of their lives, such as family, friends and work/volunteering.
The present study investigated how specific aspects of mobile device/app use are associated with the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. The study also examined what background attributes were associated with particular patterns of mobile device/app use and social inclusion.
The findings revealed that the use of mobile technology among adults with intellectual disabilities was positively associated with their social inclusion with family, friends and work/volunteering. There were also some key background attributes associated with participants' use of mobile technology and the extent to which mobile technology assisted their social inclusion.
Implications for practice and policy are discussed.
移动技术有可能帮助成年智障人士在其生活的重要领域，如家庭、朋友和工作/志愿活动中建立和维持社会联系。
本研究调查了移动设备/应用程序使用的特定方面如何与智障人士的社会包容相关联。该研究还研究了哪些背景属性与特定的移动设备/应用程序使用模式和社会包容相关联。
研究结果表明，智障成年人使用移动技术与他们在家庭、朋友和工作/志愿活动方面的社会包容程度呈正相关。参与者使用移动技术的某些关键背景属性及其对他们社会包容的帮助程度也存在一些关联。
讨论了对实践和政策的影响。
