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Computers in Human Behavior 39 (2014) 112–117 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Computers in Human Behavior journal homepage: www.elsevi /locate/comphumbeh Is digital divide an issue for students with learning disabilities? Ting-Feng Wu a, Ming-Chung Chen b,⇑, Yao-Ming Yeh c, Hwa-Pey Wang a, Sophie Chien-Huey Chang a a Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, ROC b Department of Special Education, National Chiayi University, Taiwan, ROC c Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, ROC a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The purpose of this study was to examine if digital divide exists between elementary school aged children Available online 23 July 2014 with learning disabilities (LD) and their nondisabled peers in Taiwan. A self-reported questionnaire regarding information and communication technology (ICT) access and ICT competency, Scale of Digital Keywords: Participation of Elementary School Students, designed by the authors, was used to collect data. Totally, Digital divide 117 students with LD and 117 peers without disabilities were recruited in this investigation and were Students with learning disabilities conducted with the questionnaire. The results indicated that there was no significant difference in the Information and communication technology opportunities to access computers and the Internet at home and at school be