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| Does the internet open up opportunities for disabled people? | | Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 524, May 2004 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, May 2004 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Information services ; Information technology ; Computers ; Accessibility ; Usage [services] ; Physical disabilities ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | The Government intends to make all government information and transactions available electronically by 2005. An increasing proportion of useful commercial and social information is available on line. However, disabled people - and older people, too - can face particular challenges using the Internet, for example, cost, access difficulties and unfamiliarity with electronic technology. These findings summarise research by Doria Pilling, Paul Barrett and Mike Floyd of the Rehabilitation Resource Centre at City University, who examined whether the provision of information, goods and services through the Internet removes many of the access barriers faced by disabled people, or adds to them. Views were obtained from 193 enquirers to AbilityNet, a UK charity giving free computing advice to disabled people, and from five focus groups. The full report, 'Disabled people and the Internet: experiences, barriers and opportunities' is published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). The researchers conclude that disabled people are generally interested in using the Internet, but may be held back by practical problems. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040706218 A |
| Classmark | UV: UVB: 3O: 5CA: QLD: BN: 3F |
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