Connecting, Supporting and Empowering Young People Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: The Livewire Online Community

Amanda Third; Ingrid Richardson

Connecting, Supporting and Empowering Young People Living with Chronic Illness and Disability: The Livewire Online Community

Amanda Third, Ingrid Richardson

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

This report summarises the key findings of the nine-month research project into the ways that members use the Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Livewire online community, and the impacts of Livewire on their wellbeing, their sense of identity, and their sense of embodiment. It builds upon a preliminary report that was submitted to Livewire in July 2009.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Perth, W.A.
Publisher	Murdoch University
Number of pages	52
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Australia
children
children with disabilities
chronically ill children
online chat groups
online social networks
youth

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