Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China

The tangible and intangible needs of people with disabilities have been neglected in research agendas over the past decades, particularly in China. Bringing more benefits to people with disabilities and combining information delivery with Internet technology to improve their quality of life is impos...

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Autores principales:	Wenke Wang, Yen Chun Jim Wu, Chih-Hung Yuan, Hongxia Xiong, Wan-Ju Liu
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2017
Materias:	people with disabilities feedback crowdsourcing information needs social media China Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:98744aefcaa54e2096bc1a24ee2bbb292021-12-02T19:26:00ZUse of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China10.19173/irrodl.v18i1.26211492-3831https://doaj.org/article/98744aefcaa54e2096bc1a24ee2bbb292017-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2621https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The tangible and intangible needs of people with disabilities have been neglected in research agendas over the past decades, particularly in China. Bringing more benefits to people with disabilities and combining information delivery with Internet technology to improve their quality of life is impossible if their special needs are ignored. This study employed the crowdsourcing through social media method to investigate information needs of people who are disabled. The results indicate that using the popular social media platforms WeChat and QQ can be an effective means of reaching out to this group. Information needs can be mainly divided into internal and external needs. Leisure, tourism, and entertainment as well as assistive devices are major internal information needs, whereas work, entrepreneurship, and living services are the main external information needs. Wenke WangYen Chun Jim WuChih-Hung YuanHongxia XiongWan-Ju LiuAthabasca University Pressarticlepeople with disabilitiesfeedbackcrowdsourcinginformation needssocial mediaChinaSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2017)
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description	The tangible and intangible needs of people with disabilities have been neglected in research agendas over the past decades, particularly in China. Bringing more benefits to people with disabilities and combining information delivery with Internet technology to improve their quality of life is impossible if their special needs are ignored. This study employed the crowdsourcing through social media method to investigate information needs of people who are disabled. The results indicate that using the popular social media platforms WeChat and QQ can be an effective means of reaching out to this group. Information needs can be mainly divided into internal and external needs. Leisure, tourism, and entertainment as well as assistive devices are major internal information needs, whereas work, entrepreneurship, and living services are the main external information needs.
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title	Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China
title_short	Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China
title_full	Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China
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title_full_unstemmed	Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China
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Use of Social Media in Uncovering Information Services for People with Disabilities in China

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