IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE INTEGRATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE TO MODERN SOCIETY
The paper explores the principal impact of social media on the way disabled people integrate to the modern society. It also studies the needs and purposes of disabled people that can be met through social media. Social media technologies, devices and applications with additional functionalities designed especially for disabled people are analyzed. Possible problems that impaired people face while using social media are shown and their appropriate solution ways are given (pp.47-55).
Keywords:disabled people, social media, assistive technologies, social networks, IT applications for disabled people.
DOI : 10.25045/jpis.v08.i2.06
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