Defining and Measuring Social Participation in the Digital Age
Social participation is used as an indicator of the health and well-being of people with disabilities. However, the advent of the web has given birth to a new space, a virtual community, in which citizens can interact and participate. Unfortunately, current measures of social participation do not seem to consider the actual digital era we live in. This article offers a definition of digital social participation. Next, a review of published social participation measures is carried out. These measures are examined to extract items linked to digital social participation. Gaps are identified and specific targets of digital social participation are proposed for future measures.