This review gives an overview of the societal inequalities faced by people with intellectual
disabilities, before focusing specifically on challenges people face accessing the Internet …

Background: Digital communication technologies can overcome physical, social and
psychological barriers in building romantic relationships. Online romance scams are a …

Research on digital inequality tends to collapse people above a certain age into one “older
adults” category, seemingly assuming that this is one homogeneous group when it comes to …

What does the future hold for digital technology and education? What can be learnt from the
history of technology use in education? Does digital technology make education more …

This paper examines the factors and theoretical frameworks for the adoption of technology
for older adults, and proposes two models of technology acceptance and rejection, one from …

The notion of digital exclusion has become important in communications research but
remains undertheorized. This article proposes a theoretical model that hypothesizes how …

Presentation of self (via Goffman) is becoming increasingly popular as a means for
explaining differences in meaning and activity of online participation. This article argues that …

Generational differences are seen as the cause of wide shifts in our ability to engage with
technologies and the concept of the digital native has gained popularity in certain areas of …

The purpose of this paper is to develop and promote a realistic understanding of young
people and digital technology with a view to supporting information professionals in playing …

The framing question for this chapter is: How have both the new participatory turn and
individualisation changed, and how do organisations and movements mobilise participants …