title: Is information and communication technology an opportunity for parents of children with disabilities?
abstract: The main themes of this article are parents' expectations, experiences and influence of information and communication technology and children with disabilities. This article will focus on how parents of children with disabilities experience 7 months of computer activities together with their children. The results indicated that expectations comprise several aspects. The central theme is the parents' sincere hope that their children will be able to participate actively in society and have the same opportunities as other children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Development, Learning and Special Education, Stockholm Institute of Education, Sweden. peg.lindstrand@lhs.se
authors.forename: Peg
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lindstrand
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brodin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003201:Computers; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000523:psychology; D013548:Sweden