Caton Sue, Hatton Chris, Gillooly Amanda, Oloidi Edward, Clarke Libby, Bradshaw Jill, Flynn Samantha, Taggart Laurence, Mulhall Peter, Jahoda Andrew, Maguire Roseann, Marriott Anna, Todd Stuart, Abbott David, Beyer Stephen, Gore Nick, Heslop Pauline, Scior Katrina, Hastings Richard P
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
University of Glasgow, UK.
New Media Soc. 2024 May;26(5):2804-2828. doi: 10.1177/14614448221093762. Epub 2022 May 6.
Having a disability, in particular, an intellectual disability, is associated with Internet non-use. This article explores how people with intellectual disabilities used the Internet across the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. In April to May 2021, 571 adults with intellectual disabilities were interviewed. Participants most commonly used the Internet for being with family and friends, social media or doing online activities with other people. People who lived with family were the most likely to use social media; people who lived with other people with intellectual disabilities were the least likely. People who self-reported as not lonely were more likely to use the Internet for online activities with others and play video games with others. Social connections were identified as the best thing about the Internet. Many participants chose not to identify a worst thing about Internet use, while others reported issues with technology, online harm and threats to well-being.
尤其是患有智力残疾的残障人士，与不使用互联网有关。本文探讨了在新冠疫情期间，英国的智力残疾人士是如何使用互联网的。2021年4月至5月，对571名成年智力残疾人士进行了访谈。参与者使用互联网最常见的目的是与家人和朋友联系、使用社交媒体或与他人进行在线活动。与家人同住的人最有可能使用社交媒体；与其他智力残疾人士同住的人最不可能使用。自我报告不感到孤独的人更有可能使用互联网与他人进行在线活动并一起玩电子游戏。社交联系被认为是互联网最有益的方面。许多参与者选择不指出使用互联网最糟糕的方面，而其他人则报告了技术问题、网络伤害以及对幸福感的威胁。
