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- Title
SAFE INTERNET ACCESS FOR SERVICE USERS.
- Authors
Batey, Glenn; Waine, Helen
- Abstract
People with learning disabilities have historically been marginalised from mainstream society, and have had limited choice and control over their lives. While movements to achieve greater equality have had success, the rapid advancement of modern technology risks creating a new form of digital exclusion. This article explores relevant issues that affect people with learning disabilities, and suggests that there may be a delicate balance between becoming a victim or perpetrator of crime while online. It also discusses the potential challenges that professionals have to overcome when promoting safe and inclusive internet access, and identifies implications for practice.
- Subjects
COMPUTER literacy; INTERNET; PEOPLE with disabilities; SAFETY; SOCIAL networks; WORLD Wide Web; DIGITAL divide
- Publication
Learning Disability Practice, 2015, Vol 18, Issue 3, p16
- ISSN
1465-8712
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7748/ldp.18.3.16.e1613