.../approach The project aims to explore the potential role of internet technology and high speed broadband in facilitating communication between people with little or no speech and GPs. A literature review was conducted which aimed to draw together existing literature on several topics surrounding the health...

...Penny Benford; P Standen This study builds on previous survey research by the investigators (Benford, 2008), as well as anecdotal reports, which imply that, despite having social interaction and communication difficulties, internet communication (via email, chat rooms, newsgroups and bulletin...

...John Murnane This research project investigated practical aspects of teaching older, retired people to use the Internet, with particular emphasis on email. The study was carried out in Melbourne, Australia. This paper deals with the justification for the research, its aims, objectives and mid‐term...

...Jonathan Chetwynd How are we to engage people with low literacy in the burgeoning development of the internet? It is well documented that a large minority of the population is functionally illiterate. How might they be encouraged to communicate, author and publish work as they develop skills...

...Peter Zentel; Maria Opfermann; Jan Krewinkel Computers and the Internet as sources of information retrieval and entertainment have become increasingly important. Web‐based environments allow for combining different representational codes and addressing different sensory modalities which might...