The Daily Experiences of Facebook for Visually Impaired Users

Prior research into using social networking sites (SNSs) by visually impaired (VI) users has focused primarily on their competencies and accessibility barriers in its usage. We argue, however, that there exists insufficient the daily pattern of use SNSs VI benefits unique to this population. To address these limitations, we conducted two empirical studies, a diary study follow-up in-depth interview study, further explore experiences users’ everyday Facebook engagement. Our findings show were motivated prospect connecting with family friends offers terms improved quality-of-life through capital building, knowledge obtainment, entertainment.