A sense of control : virtual communities for people with mobility impairments /

This work develops a theoretical framework for a virtual community for people with long-term, severe mobility disabilities. It proposes strategies for implementing a virtual community model based on user information needs. The central theme to emerge from their narratives is how the use of informati...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tilley, Christine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Witney : Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd, 2009.
Series:Chandos information professional series.
Subjects:
Internet > Social aspects.
Computers and people with disabilities.
Telecommunication > Social aspects.
Internet > Aspect social.
Ordinateurs et personnes handicap�ees.
T�el�ecommunications > Aspect social.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Communication, information and well-being for people with disabilities
  • 2. Virtual communities' research
  • the perspective
  • 3. Governments' policies, legislative and telecommunications regulatory frameworks and information policy
  • 4. Information needs research for people with disabilities
  • 5. Deconstructing the narratives of people with physical disabilities
  • towards a well-being model for a successful virtual community
  • 6. Findings from the narratives of the allied health/information/policy professionals
  • confirming the relevance of the emerging well-being model
  • 7. Model construction
  • 8. Future directions for virtual communities for people with physical disabilities.

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