Exploring participation experiences of youth who use AAC in social media settings: impact of an e-mentoring intervention.

Authors: Grace E, Raghavendra P, McMillan JM, Gunson JS Abstract The contribution of cross-age peer e-mentoring on reported experiences of participation during online conversations using social media was explored in this pre-experimental study. Young people (n = 4, aged 13; 4-18;3 [years; months]) who used augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) participated in an e-mentoring intervention. Two mentors who also used AAC had regular conversations with the participants via Facebook 1 , email, or Skype 2 . It was predicted that the mentoring support would contribute to experiences of participation in online conversations outside of the e-mentoring intervention. Reported experiences of participation in online conversations with communication partners other than the mentor w...

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