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Online social support for older people

Online social support for older people Until a few years ago, the main activities of internet users were all about accessing information and data. These days, the internet is increasingly used for social interaction and communication purposes. This topic becomes ever more important with the growing popularity of virtual environments, social networking websites and their likes. The fact that more and more people use online communities for social interaction opens new challenges for inclusive design researchers and practitioners. In addition to making information accessible to people with special needs, it is also necessary to ensure that everybody has access to the social aspects of online activities. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing Association for Computing Machinery

Online social support for older people

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Association for Computing Machinery
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by ACM Inc.
ISSN
1558-2337
DOI
10.1145/1278234.1278235
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Abstract

Until a few years ago, the main activities of internet users were all about accessing information and data. These days, the internet is increasingly used for social interaction and communication purposes. This topic becomes ever more important with the growing popularity of virtual environments, social networking websites and their likes. The fact that more and more people use online communities for social interaction opens new challenges for inclusive design researchers and practitioners. In addition to making information accessible to people with special needs, it is also necessary to ensure that everybody has access to the social aspects of online activities.

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ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing – Association for Computing Machinery

Published: Jun 1, 2007

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