‘<i><scp>I</scp> could never do that before</i>’: effectiveness of a tailored <scp>I</scp>nternet support intervention to increase the social participation of youth with disabilities

Abstract

The Internet could be a viable method to facilitate social participation for youth with disabilities. Youth identified the benefits of one-to-one support at home and training of the family compared with typical group training at school. Despite its success with this group of youth, the time and effort intensive nature of this approach may limit the viability of such programmes. Further longitudinal research should investigate whether Internet use is sustained post intervention, and to identify the factors that best support ongoing successful and safe use.