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從媒體近用到ICT 近用：偏鄉志工老人的傳播實踐
From Media Access to ICT Access: Communicational Practices of Senior Volunteers in Remote Areas in Taiwan
並列摘要
The importance of access to the mass media and ICT cannot be overstated. However, the communication rights of older people living in remote areas have often been ignored, despite their importance in an aged society. Previous studies have rarely analyzed media access from the perspectives of seniors. The issue of ICT access has been interpreted at best from the perspective of the digital divide, despite the importance of the perspectives of older people. Using qualitative in-depth interviews and focus groups, this study investigates older volunteers in Hualien, analyzing the impediments and opportunities they face in relation to access. The author finds that participants highlighted the two aspects of ageism and incomplete family communication, and moreover that social capital is central in empowering older people and providing them access opportunities. The author suggests that if the government aims to facilitate access to communication technologies for older adults, this goal could be realized faster by eradicating ageism in media content and strengthening the social capital of seniors.