Information Accessibities
1.Context In Bangladesh, approximately 14 million people(10% of the total population) have at least one disability. About 3 million (21%) of these people with disabilities are visually impaired. Literacy is also a significant issue with 56 million Bangladeshisl (40%) considered to be illiterate. A range of diverse initiatives and interventions have been introduced in Bangladesh to address the problems and issues associated with disability and the people affected by it. The range covers almost all types of service delivery models and rights based approaches. The newest trend is the inclusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs). ICT is the buzzword of the new millennium. It is being introduced, or more appropriately, being experimented as a cross cutting theme with almost all aspects of development arena including poverty and disability. There are instances in Bangladesh where ICTs have proved successful to improve the lives of PWDs, socially and economically. Unfortunately, it is mostly limited in urban settings and educated PWDs with better economic backup. There is hardly a single instance that proves the effectiveness of ICTs for the betterment of poor PWDs living in isolated or remote rural settings. Moreover, there has never been any study with particular focus on this issue.
Vashkar Bhattacharjee
Focol Person (DAISY in Bangladesh), Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) ,Bangladesh
国际会议
2009 World Congress on ICT for Development(2009世界信息通信与发展大会)
北京
英文
509-515
2009-09-10（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）