The use of media among adults with intellectual disabilities

Razvoj tehnologije je v zadnjih letih povzročil radikalno transformacijo na področju množičnih medijev. Še posebej prek družbenih medijev se njihova integracija v naše vsakdanje življenje vedno bolj povečuje, kar pomembno vpliva na oblikovanje naših družbenih in kulturnih praks. V tem kontekstu postaja vse bolj pomembno vprašanje digitalne in medijske pismenosti ter kritične uporabe medijev, še posebej pri bolj ranljivih skupinah ljudi, kot so odrasle osebe z motnjami v duševnem razvoju. Njihove medijske prakse so namreč slabo raziskane, a vendar jih je treba poznati in hkrati prepoznati, saj imajo te osebe slabše kognitivne sposobnosti in nižjo medijsko pismenost ter posledično tudi manj kritično distanco do medijskih vsebin. V magistrskem delu se zato ukvarjam z vprašanjem, kako se ti dejavniki odražajo v njihovi rabi medijskih vsebin in medijev kot materialnih objektov ter tudi, kako se njihova medijska potrošnja razlikuje glede na starost in spol ter stopnjo njihove duševne prizadetosti. S kvalitativno raziskovalno metodo – polstrukturiranimi intervjuji – sem raziskovala, kakšne so njihove medijske prakse oziroma kakšen je njihov odnos do medijev ter integracija medijev v potek njihovega vsakdana.The development of technology has, in recent years, caused a radical transformation in the field of mass media. We are seeing a rise in the integration of technology into our everyday life, especially through social media, which significantly influences our social and cultural practices. In this context, the issue of digital and media literacy, as well as the critical use of media, especially for more vulnerable groups of people, such as adults with intellectual disabilities, is becoming critically important. Their media practices are as of yet poorly researched. However, they need to be known and recognized, as these people have lessened cognitive abilities and lower media literacy, and consequently a less critical distance to media content. In this master\u27s thesis, I am interested in how these factors reflect in their use of media content and media as material objects, as well as how their media consumption varies according to age, gender and the level of their intellectual disability. With a qualitative research method of semi-structured interviews, I explored their media practices and their attitude to media, as well as the integration of media in their everyday life