We are so engaged to our electronic devices in a way that it
minimizes the importance of every other activity!
Despite all disadvantages of the excessive use of the
social media, we cannot neglect its importance, especially to people with
special needs, or who have some kind of disability, preventing them from
interacting with the world…
With this insane speed of technology nowadays, only few
devoted people or organizations are attentive to the special needs of those
forgotten people in some societies, leaving them to their cocoons. This is why
social media played a major role in their lives. It has changed their daily
routines, by giving them the chance to participate, to be there, and to feel
alive again…
What their community could not give them, internet has
provided them with a platform to share and to benefit from social life.
Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and other sites became crucial,
they allowed them to integrate in the public space.
In my opinion, Social Media has empowered people with
disabilities, as well as giving them a place to discuss all kinds of sensitive
issues with their friends and societies, even if the resources are electronic…
the feelings remain real in a virtual way…
Written by Hayat Aoun
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