Stefan Johansson|Jan Gulliksen|Catharina Gustavsson
Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden
KTH Royal Institute of Technology|KTH Royal Institute of Technology|Center for Clinical Research Dalarna|Uppsala University
abstract although sweden one digitalized countries swedish populations use internet among studied world little known swedes disabilities use internet purpose study describe use perceived difficulties use internet among people disabilities explore digital divides inbetween within disability groups comparison general population crosssectional survey targeting issues nationwide surveys adapted people cognitive disabilities participants recruited may october 2017 adaptive snowball sampling survey comprised questions access use devices use perceived difficulties use internet total 771 people responded survey representing 35 diagnosesimpairments larger proportions people autism adhd bipolar disorder reported using internet disability groups women autism used internet disability group women aphasia used internet least people disabilities related language understanding reported difficulties using internet disability groups larger proportions participants general swedish population reported feeling digitally included many disability groups larger proportions men women reported feeling digitally included findings show differences digital inclusion subgroups diagnosesimpairments thus disability digital divides preferably investigated subgrouping disabilities rather studied one homogeneous group