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Digital Citizenship for All: Empowering Young Learners With Disabilities to Become Digitally Literate

Digital Citizenship for All: Empowering Young Learners With Disabilities to Become Digitally Literate

Quincy Conley, Jessica Scheufler, Gina Persichini, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Michael Humphrey
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522583561|ISBN10: 1522583564|EISBN13: 9781522583578
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8356-1.ch042
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Conley, Quincy, et al. "Digital Citizenship for All: Empowering Young Learners With Disabilities to Become Digitally Literate." Human Performance Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 829-850. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8356-1.ch042

APA

Conley, Q., Scheufler, J., Persichini, G., Lowenthal, P. R., & Humphrey, M. (2019). Digital Citizenship for All: Empowering Young Learners With Disabilities to Become Digitally Literate. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Human Performance Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 829-850). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8356-1.ch042

Chicago

Conley, Quincy, et al. "Digital Citizenship for All: Empowering Young Learners With Disabilities to Become Digitally Literate." In Human Performance Technology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 829-850. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8356-1.ch042

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Abstract

Digital literacy is important, particularly for young people as they prepare for college and a career in modern society. From computer-based tests used to measure student progress on college applications and online job applications, the transition to college and career requires the use of technology. Individuals must have digital literacy skills to fully participate and contribute on the job and at school. This includes people with disabilities. These young adults have aspirations for jobs and higher education just like others their age and therefore deserve to be taken seriously. This article is a review of literature that explores what it means to be digitally literate, the digital literacy experience for young adults with disabilities, and the implications for education and the workplace. It also proposes instructional solutions to aid in the preparation of young adults for college and career.

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