Using Twitter to access the human right of communication for people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Aims: This study aimed to train three people who use AAC to use Twitter. An analysis of their Twitter activity measured the impact of the training on follower count, frequency of tweeting, tweet content and the development... Continue Reading →

Hashtag #TBI: A content and network data analysis of tweets about Traumatic Brain Injury   Aims: This study used a systematic search process in Twitter to identify tweets about Traumatic Brain Injury during a brain injury awareness month in March, 2016. Tweets were identified using a range of #hashtags relating to TBI. The research had... Continue Reading →

‘I kind of figured it out’: the views and experiences of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in using social media — self‐determination for participation and inclusion online. Aims: This qualitative interview study examined the views and experiences of 13 people with TBI and cognitive-communication disability to identify: The nature of their social media experience;... Continue Reading →

Bronwyn Hemsley, Stuart Palmer, and Babak Abedin have been working on Twitter research, and have made several discoveries relevant to determining a metric for measuring the inclusion of people with communication disability in Twitter. Research publications related to their work are listed here. Abedin, B. (2018). Why social media are more like chocolate than cigarettes.... Continue Reading →