%A NIM. 12730016 Riska Wahyu Andiani %O Dra. Hj. Marfu’ah Sri Sanityastuti, M. Si. %T MEDIA BARU DAN INTERAKSI SOSIAL (Studi Deskriptif Kualitatif Penggunaan Smartphone pada Mahasiswa Difabel Netra UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta) %X The development of technology has gave many changes for communications and Informations. Now, smartphone becomes a popular communication tool that widely used by many people included the visually impaired person because there are various digital functions in it. smartphone has been familiar among the visually impaired student because it has application that are easy to operate by them. Smartphone presence as a new media device can affect way interacted of social for individuals who use them. This research aims to determine the extent to which the use of smartphones in the visually impaired students in social interaction This research is using a qualitative research methods with descriptive approach. Informants in this research were the visually impaired students UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. The technique used to collect data were observation, interviews, and documentation. The Technique to measuring the validity of data using triangulation of source. Data analysis technique used is a model of Miles and Huberman, with data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The results of this research indicate there are process of social interaction by using the smartphone as a secondary device in doing in contact and communication. The use of smartphones for visually impaired students to facilitate interpersonal communication, interactivity in use of, find information, social media, and broadcast media in the form of entertainment. Technological of smartphone new media facilitate the visually impaired students in doing interaction of social with social environment of them without limitation of space and time. Keywords: Smartphone, New Media, Social Interaction, The Visually Impaired Person %K Smartphone, New Media, Social Interaction, The Visually Impaired Person %D 2016 %I UIN Sunan Kalijaga %L digilib25102