AMANDA HYNAN FINAL THESIS PDF

Email question: How do you feel losing access to the internet would change
your life?
Peter: “I would lose touch with people I don’t see. I would have to rely on
others to find things out for me. I would have less independence”
Harriet: I h-a-v-e t-o r-e-l-y o-n s-o-m-e-o-n-e t-o t-e-x-t f-o-r m-e
a-n-d t-h-e i-n-t-e-r-n-e-t I c-a-n d-o m-y-s-e-l-f
Caroline’s blog
My (VOCA*) is a computer too. For ages I wanted to access the internet
independently, but I use a switch with scanning and I did not know How to do
that. In September the (VOCA manufacturer) rep showed us How to use mouse
scanning on websites. Now I can write a message on the (VOCA) then post it
on Facebook. I was really really excited the first time I did that independently.
Mouse scanning is slow and quite difficult, but that#s [sic] like everything with
my switch, I am used to that!
*name of VOCA removed to protect identity
Amanda: in summary would you say that you got support and help with the
technical side of access
Will: ‘yes’ (raises brows)
Amanda: but then once you had that you could just be away and do it and you
didn’t need help to actually use social media
Will: ‘yes’ (raises brows)
Will’s mum: for Will IT (information technology) and technology is a big
thing.
4.9.2. Enhanced privacy
Despite decreased privacy being a limitation of collaboration, Harriet who can access
online social media independently reports it has enhanced her privacy.
Harriet: M-a-i-n t-h-i-n-g a-b-o-u-t F-a-c-e-b-o-o-k i-s I c-a-n s-e-n-d
a m-e-s-s-a-g-e t-o e-i-t-h-e-r m-y b-r-o-t-h-e-r o-r m-y d-a-d i-f I
h-a-v-e a p-r-o-b-l-e-m a-n-d t-h-e-y g-e-t i-t o-n t-h-e-i-r p-h-o-ne-s
[not consecutive]
Harriet: B-e-c-a-u-s-e I c-a-n-’t a-l-w-a-y-s t-e-l-l t-h-e p-e-r-s-o-n w-
i-t-h m-e
SLT: Yeah but you could tell someone close to you
Amanda: And right, okay and would that be because it might be something
personal
Harriet: Yeah, o-r i-t-’s t-o d (SLT1 is struggling to interpret word)
2nd SLT: Or it’s to do (has understood what Harriet is hand typing on her
alphabet board)
SLT: Thank you
Harriet: o-r i-t-’s t-o d-o w-i-t-h m-y s-t-a-f-f
Amanda: Ah, right
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