ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates participation in the everyday life of young disabled people in relation to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) through an interactional perspective. Participation is perceived as involvement in life situations, which means taking part, being accepted, belonging, being included, being engaged in an area of life, or having access to needed resources. The significance of ICTs for young disabled people is quite similar to that of other young people. Many young disabled people are dependent on various kinds of assistive technologies (ATs) to make ICTs accessible and usable. Young people's peer communities are characterised by extensive permeability between the virtual and material worlds, and the use of ICTs is central in both areas. The primary focus by far among young people with disabilities is the social benefits which the use of assistive ICTs provides them. The domestication of ICT by young people in general has provided young disabled people with increased opportunities for participation in leisure activities.
