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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Examining the Characteristics of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users of Social Networking Sites
Authors : Ines Kožuh, Manfred Hintermair, Matjaž Debevc
Published in: Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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In this study we examined whether the level of hearing loss is related to the frequency of communication within different situations and performance activities on social networking sites. It was also investigated as to how the frequency of activities were related to the perceived accessibility of these sites. Firstly, the findings revealed that users with lower levels of hearing loss communicated more frequently with hearing persons in the written language than users at higher levels. In contrast, they communicated less frequently with deaf users in sign language than those with higher levels of hearing loss. Secondly, users with lower levels of hearing loss posted videos more frequently than those with higher levels. Thirdly, the more frequently the deaf and hard of hearing users actualized their profiles, posted photos, videos, commented and liked the content, the higher the perceived accessibility of those sites they reported.