AMANDA HYNAN FINAL THESIS PDF

therapist (SLT). She also did not wish for a video camera to be used so non-verbal
communicative acts had to be described by the researcher and their appearance within
the transcript can sometimes appear out of context with the conversational flow.
Faith also did not want to be on camera and her transcript will refer to (an unrecorded
non-verbal response) which is followed by a description of what that response was,
Faith: (makes unrecorded non-verbal response)
Amanda: yeah (interpreting response)
Caroline contributed to the research through a blog site as it was not possible to meet
up; her comments have been lifted from a continuous transcript and contain no
question references as she is responding to research questions sent to her by email
(Appendix I).
Harriet’s joystick control had snapped off her wheelchair and she could not use her
VOCA during the interview. She used an alphabet board and spelt her answers by
pointing to each letter in turn which the speech and language therapist (SLT)
vocalised. This interview was transcribed using the guidance outlined earlier of von
Tetzchner and Basil (2011), (section 3.6.3.1.) to illustrate how each word has been
spelt manually e.g. s-p-e-l-l-e-d w-o-r-d-s.
The thesis is now going to move into data analysis with supporting excerpts from the
data transcripts. This is structured around the nine categories outlined previously:
1. Desire to use the internet and online social media
2. Reported use of the internet and online social media
3. Describing support
4. Online challenges
5. Access technology
6. VOCA issues
7. Self-determination
8. Self-representation
9. Online social ties
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