AMANDA HYNAN FINAL THESIS PDF

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okay that’s fine I understand now. Cos the last person I was speaking
to she had her Facebook and everything in the room (pointing to the
communication aid screen) but that’s fine, we don’t need to see it, it’s
just great to know how you do it. Um so how do you think it makes you
feel, people have told me it makes them feel excited or happy or they’d
feel lost without being online and things but how do you think you feel
about being online and using
(60 second pause) “can talk dad to (60 second pause)”for in Spain”
(60 second pause) “can talk dad for in Spain”
oh right so you can talk to your dad cos he’s in Spain. Right, so do you
talk to him on Skype and on Facebook
yeah
so how does that make you feel
(26 second pause) “good”
so would you feel sad or sorry I don’t know what you would feel! What
would you feel if somehow you weren’t online and able to use the
internet, what would it make you feel
(20 seconds) “feel frustrated”
mm do you think it gives you more independence to be online or to be
on the internet
‘yes’ (opens mouth wide and makes a low sound)
yeah?
‘yes’ (opens mouth wide)
what sort of things do you follow online what are your interests
(34 second pause) “talk friends”
mm hmm and who are your friends online? Is it friends from college
yeah
have you got friends from your old school as well
‘yes’ (opens mouth wide) yeah
and are you connected with your family? I know you can talk with your
dad but is there anybody else
yeah
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