AMANDA HYNAN FINAL THESIS PDF

4.4.1. The internet
Field notes
2 nd interview
Email question: What do you use the internet to do?
Peter: “To keep in touch with friends, planning trips with my PA, emailing,
updating my website. I also use video calling to talk directly with people like
my grandparents”
Amanda: What kind of things do you look at on the internet, what do you use
the internet for?
Mary: “Picture”
Amanda: Right, um so you like looking at pictures, um, of things that you’re
interested in
Mary: ‘yes’ (nodding)
Amanda: Yes, so would you use Google images?
Mary: yeah
Amanda: do you use the internet for other things?
Mary: ‘yes’ (nodding)
Amanda: can you tell me some of them, maybe?
Mary: “look up”
Amanda: so look up information
Mary: ‘yes’ (nodding)
Amanda: about things that you’re interested in
Mary: “Yorkshire”
Amanda: Oh Yorkshire, so you like to look up things about Yorkshire. Why are
you interested in Yorkshire?
Mary: “Because I love the hill”
Speaking to Mary’s mother post interview uncovered that Mary likes to make
PowerPoint montages of photographs and uses Google to find images she can use.
Her mother says she likes to express her moods and emotions through the images. She
also takes her own photographs to show her visual perspective of the world from a
wheelchair.
Amanda: do you have favourite hobbies that you follow on the internet
Moira: ‘yes’ (nods head)
Amanda: would you be happy to tell me about some of the things you are
interested in
Moira: “I am interesting about Boccia” (a game that resembles Bowls)
Caroline’s blog
I use the internet to look at websites like doctor who [sic], watch programmes
on BBC i-player, and for shopping on Amazon.
Amanda: and do you link up on the PlayStation games with your friends or
Ben: ‘yes’ (nods head)
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