Ensuring Access to the Information Society for People with Disabilities Through Effective Use of Design for All Methodologies

Author(s):  
Bob Allen ◽  
Bryan Boyle
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 262-275
Author(s):  
Anna Ondrejková

The information and communication technology (ICT) is an important phenomenon of contemporary society, in particular in developed countries. The massive use of ICT has created an information society. Changes caused by the increasing importance of information and ICT are not only technological or economic, but are social, directly affecting the lives of citizens. The ICT usage offers a great opportunity for people with disabilities. Important factors for enhancing quality of life for this part of the population include mapping the current state and the increasing level of digital literacy. The aim of this paper is to view digital literacy in the context of social and digital integration for people with disabilities in the society of the Slovak Republic and especially present results of social research in digital literacy of this minority in Slovakia. The study involves a quantitative type of social research. The techniques of data collection for the research included an electronic questionnaire form. The technology for developing the questionnaire involved Google forms. The results of this research show how people with disabilities could adapt to the information society.


2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Flavia Piva Almeida Leite ◽  
Adalberto Simão Filho ◽  
José Marcelo Menezes Vigliar

Resumo: A pesquisa parte da visão legislativa posterior à adesão do país a Convenção sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência e seu Protocolo Facultativo, promulgados pela Organização das Nações Unidas, que contribuíram para a edição da Lei nº 13.146, de 02 de julho de 2015 que Institui a Lei Brasileira de Inclusão da Pessoa com Deficiência (Estatuto da Pessoa com Deficiência). O ambiente de sociedade da informação é avaliado do ponto de vista das políticas públicas estabelecidas no Marco Civil de internet pela Lei 12.965/14. O desafio do direito de votar e de ser votado por parte da pessoa com deficiência, também é abordado juntamente com a ideia de acessibilidade digital e de cidadania. Abstract: The research part of the subsequent legislative vision to the country's accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, promulgated by the United Nations, which contributed to the enactment of Law No. 13,146, of July 2, 2015 that establishes Brazilian Law of Inclusion of People with Disabilities (Status of Persons with Disabilities ). The information society environment is evaluated from the point of view of public policies established in the Internet Civil Marco by Law 12,965 / 14. The challenge of the right to vote and to be voted by the person with disabilities is also discussed along with the idea of digital accessibility and citizenship.


1988 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 416-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kanis

Methodological aspects are considered of research into the use of consumer products by the physically disabled, especially into the operation of controls. The identification of impairments that provoke problems has revealed that only handicapped people with disabilities of both upper extremities are facing major problems in operating controls. The method applied is based on observation of users operating their own products at home. Subjects are people suffering from arthritis or a muscular distrophy. Outcomes of the measurement of forces subjects can exert in turning, pinching and pushing, question the relevance of the measurement of the grip force with the widely used dynamometer as a valid indicator of the functional (im)possibilities of the hand. Finally it is shown that the procedure adopted, including the exertion of forces and the handling of controls by the subjects, does not have traceable effects on the performance of the subjects.


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