Disabled Community Hypotheses
Individuals with physical disabilities use Internet forums and social networking sites to build community with both other individuals with physical disabilities and able-bodied individuals because they may have difficulty leaving their homes and finding accessible transport to other venues.
Individuals with physical disabilities aren’t looking for specialized news content for people in wheelchairs, but they gravitate toward topics and features related to personal interests, such as sports and entertainment.
When individuals with disabilities do consume specialized content, they only want news and information that is hyper-specialized to their exact issue and disability.
The ideal format for this community would be an online or mobile application because accessibility seems to be the biggest issue, not content, and this would lower costs for thrifty 20-somethings.
