AMANDA HYNAN FINAL THESIS PDF

equipment set up by technical teams and receiving and responding to training.
Strategies which support independent use in addition to having the correct equipment
are becoming literate. If not literate, then using symbolised vocabulary software
within VOCA devices to access hotlinks to social media tools or finding suitable
partners to collaborate are alternative strategies.
4.13.8. Consequences
The participants and their communication partners identified consequences of
achieving the central phenomenon through their descriptions of self-determination,
self-representation, increased social capital opportunities which had advantages
associated with feeling able to “talk” to people and feel less isolated. Using the
internet and online social media were also important resources for demonstrating
resilience and there was a small amount of data which may suggest that the dating
opportunities are supported.
4.13.9. Summary
The sections of the proposed grounded theory of internet and online social media use
by young people who use AAC discussed in detail above are summarised in
diagrammatic form in Figure D (presented below). Chapter Five will discuss the
significance of the findings within the context of the existing knowledge base and
examine the relevance and contribution of the proposed grounded theory of internet
and online social media use by young people who use AAC in terms of social
inclusion.
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