Envisioning democracy : the role and potential of information technologies for the visually impaired /

"In Envisioning Democracy, Lloyd Waller takes a closer look at how ICT can enhance political participation and thereby be used as a tool for the development of a more inclusive society. Using the experiences of the visually impaired in two Caribbean countries, Jamaica and Barbados, Waller prese...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Waller, Lloyd G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kingston, Jamaica : Ian Randle Publishers, 2017.
Temas:
People with visual disabilities > Political activity.
Information technology > Political aspects.
Information technology > Social aspects.
Political participation > Technological innovations > Caribbean Area.
Technologie de l'information > Aspect politique.
Technologie de l'information > Aspect social.
Participation politique > Innovations > Caraïbes (Région)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Political participation > Technological innovations
Information technology > Political aspects
Information technology > Social aspects
Caribbean Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • E-democracy: fostering inclusion and equity
  • Enabling the disabled: challenges, mitigation strategies and outcomes
  • Assistive technology: a history of technology and people with disabilities
  • 'Knowledge' and 'talk' but no 'inclusion' and no 'equity'
  • Accessing the political spaces: challenges and solutions
  • Conclusion: assistive democracy.

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