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Copyright Grupo Comunicar Mar 2011

Abstract

Television, cellular telephony and the Internet have opened up new opportunities in communication, leisure and training, and yet barriers prevent certain social groups from accessing these new technologies. People with intellectual disability (ID), for instance, are often «invisible» to communication and new technology researchers. An exploratory study was made of 156 adults with ID (workers and users of the Carmen Pardo-Val caree Foundation sheltered employment programs and workshops in Madrid, Spain) to show their patterns of new technology (cell phones, Internet and television) use. Some could be attributed to the direct effects of intellectual disability, but others could result from the hypothetical stigma effect on the attitude of those close to the person with intellectual disability, which might lead to discriminatory behaviors.

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Title
Las personas con discapacidad intelectual ante las TIC/People with Intellectual Disability and ICTs
Author
Gutiérrez, Pedro; Martorell, Almudena
Pages
173-180
Section
INVESTIGACIONES / RESEARCH
Publication year
2011
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Grupo Comunicar
ISSN
11343478
e-ISSN
19883293
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
851145182
Copyright
Copyright Grupo Comunicar Mar 2011