Adoption of information and communication technologies: key policy issues, barriers and opportunities for people with disabilities

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) offer a promising technology for citizens with disabilities to participate in local e-governance planning and implementation, provided that underlying issues of social exclusion and technology accessibility are properly addressed. Existing research suggests that for citizens with disabilities gateway issues such as technology access, usability, community- and government-receptivity are barriers to participation in local e-governance. Results from a pilot study indicate that the e-governance landscape for people with disabilities is heterogeneous; likely reflecting both differences within the disability community, as well as among the online governance entities. Systematic changes to the development, implementation, and evaluation of local e-governance for people with disabilities are recommended, informed by an analytical model suitable for empirical testing.

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Telehealth: A Rapidly Developing Service Delivery Model for Occupational Therapy

International Journal of Telerehabilitation ◽

10.5195/ijt.2014.6148 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 29-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Jana Cason

Keyword(s):

Occupational Therapy ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Health Care Policy ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Service Delivery Model ◽

The Past ◽

Technological Advances ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Therapy Services ◽

Key Policy

Over the past decade, the practice of occupational therapy has been increasingly influenced by technological advances in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and associated changes in health care policy. Emergent from this evolution is the application of telehealth to deliver occupational therapy services to clients who are in a different physical location than the provider. This article furnishes an overview of the evidence for telehealth use in occupational therapy, discusses key policy considerations, and provides resources to guide practitioners in the ethical use of telehealth.

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Small Firms and Information and Communication Technologies: Policy Issues and Some Words of Caution

Environment and Planning C Government and Policy ◽

10.1068/c170287 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 287-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

E C Fuller ◽

A Southern

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Small Firms ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Policy Issues ◽

Information And Communication

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Digitalization: new risks for people with disabilities. Problem statement

Digital sociology ◽

10.26425/2658-347x-2021-4-3-44-52 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 44-52

Author(s):

N. N. Meshcheryakova ◽

E. N. Rogotneva

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Assistive Technologies ◽

High Tech ◽

Social Community ◽

Technological Support ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Modern Information

The philosophy of independent living implies the possibilities of leading a life independent of third parties for people with disabilities. Digitalization of the most important spheres of activity: education, employment and employment, health care, public administration is considered, among other things, as the most important tool for solving this problem. But, as empirical studies show, the secondary analysis of the results of which is carried out in this article, at the moment, digitalization creates additional social barriers, increasing segregation and exacerbating the inequality of this social community. The availability of modern information and communication technologies and the ability to use them are influenced by both independent factors common for the population (age, education, income, type of settlement), and specific ones inherent only in this social community (nosology and severity of a functional defect). Inattention within the framework of digitalization programs to the fact that disability has an individual trajectory and for the full use of modern information and communication technologies, people with disabilities need assistive technologies, the costs for them, the compatibility of auxiliary software with the design of websites is one of the main reasons for the emergence of digital inequality in this category of the population.To minimize digital barriers, depending on the individual needs of disabled people, it is proposed:1) to expand the functions, competencies and technical capabilities of social workers and / or organize technological support of life activities by volunteers;2) to develop programs of additional information education;3) to calculate the costs of assistive technologies for individual nosologies to provide targeted social assistance;4) to encourage and subsidize the development of assistive technologies within the framework of state financial assistance to high-tech developments;5) to take into account the special needs of people with disabilities in digitalization programs.

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The Politics of (Dis)Information: Crippled America, the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign

The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI) ◽

10.33137/ijidi.v1i1.32186 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephanie J Cork ◽

Paul T Jaeger ◽

Shannon Jette ◽

Stefanie Ebrahimoff

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

National Level ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

The United States ◽

Presidential Campaign ◽

Presidential Campaigns ◽

25Th Anniversary ◽

Information And Communication

Politics – especially presidential campaigns – are an important means by which to examine the values and issues that are given priority by members of a society and the people who wish to be leaders of that society. The issues discussed in a campaign, and the ways in which they are discussed, reveal much about social attitudes and policy goals. In the past twenty years, information and communication technologies have become simultaneously central policy issues at the national level (access, privacy, security, etc.) and the main channels by which candidates engage their supporters (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.). In this paper we examine both of these roles of information and communication technologies in the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States through the lens of disability issues. This particular focus was driven by: the occurrence of the 25th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act during the first year of the campaign, and, more significantly, the intersection of disability, information, and technology as a major civil rights issue for people with disabilities, who represent nearly one-fifth of the population of the United States. For this study we collected and analyzed campaign materials released online about disability issues by selected presidential campaigns, as well as news stories and other related Web content, to better understand the issues related to disability being discussed in the campaign and implications of those issues for people with disabilities.

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Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Inclusive Process of Educational Institutions

Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University ◽

10.15330/jpnu.7.1.15-23 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 15-23

Author(s):

Olena Budnyk ◽

Mykhaylo Kotyk

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Inclusive Education ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Assistive Technologies ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Inclusive Process ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Information And Communication

The article substantiates the relevance of the problem of using information and communication technologies (ICT) to partially solve the problem of accessibility to education for certain categories of people with disabilities and improving the quality of educational services. Theneed for introducing open access repositories with educational and scientific content is emphasized, which will allow alternative ways of gaining knowledge despite time or space constraints. The advantages and disadvantages of using ICT in the inclusive process are outlined, and their main types are proposed which can be used to support inclusive education. The features of creating an effective computer-integrated learning environment in the inclusive process are identified, forms and methods of working with children with special needs using ICT are presented. The authors display the results of a survey of teachers regarding their attitude to this problem and their professional skills in using ICT in the educational process of a general secondary educational institution. The article focuses on the necessity to study and promote assistive technologies in inclusive learning, which are developed today in the world to enable people with disabilities to get education and their social integration. These technologies give people the opportunity to learn effectively, receive new information, communicate through devices to control computer equipment, including remotely; reading electrical signals, etc. The difficulties of implementing ICT in inclusive education of Ukraine are substantiated, among them: high cost of ICT, especially assistive technologies; lack of computer software at educational institutions, lack of powerful internet, especially in rural areas; low level of digital literacy of teachers, especially regarding the use of special training tools; often their conservative attitude to innovations, online communication with students with special educational needs; the lack of support for such students as for the use of specialized ICTs and others.

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Assistive Technologies, Tools and Resources for the Access and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by People with Disabilities

Assistive Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4422-9.ch013 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 246-260

Author(s):

Betania Groba ◽

Thais Pousada ◽

Laura Nieto

Keyword(s):

Assistive Technology ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

New Technologies ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Assistive Technologies ◽

Technology Support ◽

Occupational Performance ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Information And Communication

A person with disabilities can present difficulties in occupational performance. It is necessary to develop a set of resources, technological or otherwise, to offset these difficulties, and contribute to the integration of people with functional diversity in society. These resources are called support products or technology support, but do not eliminate the deficits, they can eliminate the limitation of the performance of persons with disabilities. Moreover, the Information Technology and Communications (ICT) were formed as an alternative to personal empowerment of people with disabilities. To access and use of these new technologies are used to support specific products. In the market there is a diversity and variety of assistive technology, so it is necessary the classification and analysis of various products before the person can use it. The purpose of this chapter is to provide information about assistive technology, and specifically those directly related to ICT.

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Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies for People with Disabilities

Disability Studies Quarterly ◽

10.18061/dsq.v29i1.167 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jenifer Simpson

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Information And Communications Technology ◽

Font Size ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Technology Changes ◽

Other Information ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Many

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has the potential both to enhance access for people with disabilities and to contribute to creating barriers.<span> </span>What we now call the digital divide actually began long before the introduction of computers – barriers have existed and still exist today with telephones, television, the Internet and other information technology. It is important to remember that people with disabilities have many different accessibility needs and that there are different ways to make technology accessible and that new accessibility needs emerge as technology changes. This paper looks at the state of accessibility policy in the U.S. in several technology infrastructures that may provide some lessons and directions for increasing inclusive information and communication technologies worldwide. For instance, if the many provisions involving technology in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are to have real and substantive meaning, policy and implementation at the infrastructure level must occur.</span>

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Deploying Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to Enhance Participation in Local Governance for Citizens with Disabilities

ICTs for Advancing Rural Communities and Human Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0047-8.ch007 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 91-108

Author(s):

John C. Bricout ◽

Paul M.A. Baker

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Local Governance ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Empirical Testing ◽

Technology Access ◽

Promising Technology ◽

Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) offer a promising technology for citizens with disabilities to participate in local e-governance planning and implementation, provided that underlying issues of social exclusion and technology accessibility are properly addressed. Existing research suggests that for citizens with disabilities gateway issues such as technology access, usability, community- and government-receptivity are barriers to participation in local e-governance. Results from a pilot study indicate that the e-governance landscape for people with disabilities is heterogeneous; likely reflecting both differences within the disability community, as well as among the online governance entities. Systematic changes to the development, implementation, and evaluation of local e-governance for people with disabilities are recommended, informed by an analytical model suitable for empirical testing.

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Assistive Technologies, Tools and Resources for the Access and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by People with Disabilities

Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-206-0.ch001 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Betania Groba ◽

Thais Pousada ◽

Laura Nieto

Keyword(s):

Assistive Technology ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

New Technologies ◽

People With Disabilities ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Assistive Technologies ◽

Technology Support ◽

Occupational Performance ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Information And Communication

A person with disabilities can present difficulties in occupational performance. It is necessary to develop a set of resources, technological or otherwise, to offset these difficulties, and contribute to the integration of people with functional diversity in society. These resources are called support products or technology support, but do not eliminate the deficits, they can eliminate the limitation of the performance of persons with disabilities. Moreover, the Information Technology and Communications (ICT) were formed as an alternative to personal empowerment of people with disabilities. To access and use of these new technologies are used to support specific products. In the market there is a diversity and variety of assistive technology, so it is necessary the classification and analysis of various products before the person can use it. The purpose of this chapter is to provide information about assistive technology, and specifically those directly related to ICT.

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