SHAPE's cross-disciplinary lunch meetings bring together researchers and pracitioners with an interest in digitalisation, citizenship and democracy for presentations and professional discussions on a variety of topics.

Registration via e-mail to kb@cc.au.dk. Meetings are conducted in English and include lunch.

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Digital participation of young people with disabilities

Like other young people, those with disabilities utilize social media platforms to interact with others, present themselves in relevant contexts, and seek inspiration in areas pertinent to them. Associate Professors Louise Bøttcher and Stine Liv Johansen will share their research, focusing on inquiries such as: How do young people with disabilities perceive representation and identification on platforms like Instagram and TikTok? How do they leverage the unique features of social media to communicate about their daily experiences? Furthermore, how does specific impairment or aspects related to specific disability groups impact on how individuals assert control over their desired futures and employ digital media in this pursuit? Their presentation will incorporate examples from recent pilot studies and address key dilemmas in forthcoming research endeavors.

Bio:

Stine Liv Johansen, Associate Professor, Center for Children’s Literature and Media, Department of Communication and Culture, AU. Her research applies a practice-oriented perspective to the role of media and technologies in children's everyday life, focusing particularly on the ways digital and mobile technologies are used as communicative tools, transgressing social and spatial spheres in children and young people’s lives.

Louise Bøttcher, Associate professor in Neuropsychology, the research program in Future Technologies, culture and learning at DPU, AU. Her research regards learning, development and life exploration of children and young people with different types of disability; cognitive, physical and communicative. In particular she has explored the use of communicational technologies and social support for young people with severe types of cerebral palsy.