[Air-L] digital technologies, transition and disability - Disability & Society journal.

[Edgar Pacheco]

Dear colleagues,

The latest issue of the academic journal Disability & Society includes our
article about the role of digital technologies in the transition to higher
education of students with disabilities.

You can get a copy in this link:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2020.1735305

Regards,

Edgar P.
Abstract

Research on transition to higher education and young people with
disabilities has increased in recent years. However, there is still limited
understanding of transition issues and how digital technologies, such as
social media and mobile devices, are used by this group of students to
manage these issues. This article presents the findings of an empirical
study that addressed this matter based on young people’s views and
experiences. The qualitative study was conducted in the context of a group
of students with vision impairments transitioning to a New Zealand
university. The findings draw from observations, a researcher diary, focus
groups, individual interviews, and data from social media. The study shows
that, like their non-disabled peers, the students actively engaged with
interactive and collaborative digital technologies to make sense,
individually and collectively, of different transition issues before,
during and after the first academic trimester of their university journey.


*Dr Edgar Pacheco*
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