Promoting Broadband and ICT Access for Disabled Persons: Comparative Analysis of Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region
Despite the promise of broadband to improve the lives of persons with disabilities, there are wide disparities in access and usage between disabled and nondisabled populations. This article examines ten case studies of policies and programs promoting ICT and broadband access for persons with disabil...
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| author | Jayakar, K. Liu, C. Madden, Gary Park, E. |
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| description | Despite the promise of broadband to improve the lives of persons with disabilities, there are wide disparities in access and usage between disabled and nondisabled populations. This article examines ten case studies of policies and programs promoting ICT and broadband access for persons with disabilities in the leading economies of the Asia-Pacific region, in order to identify factors behind programs that succeed on the basis of effectiveness and cost efficiency. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-238412017-09-13T16:03:35Z Promoting Broadband and ICT Access for Disabled Persons: Comparative Analysis of Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region Jayakar, K. Liu, C. Madden, Gary Park, E. ICT access comparative study disabilities policy digital divide Despite the promise of broadband to improve the lives of persons with disabilities, there are wide disparities in access and usage between disabled and nondisabled populations. This article examines ten case studies of policies and programs promoting ICT and broadband access for persons with disabilities in the leading economies of the Asia-Pacific region, in order to identify factors behind programs that succeed on the basis of effectiveness and cost efficiency. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23841 10.1080/01972243.2015.1041664 Taylor & Francis Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | ICT access comparative study disabilities policy digital divide Jayakar, K. Liu, C. Madden, Gary Park, E. Promoting Broadband and ICT Access for Disabled Persons: Comparative Analysis of Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region |
| title | Promoting Broadband and ICT Access for Disabled Persons: Comparative Analysis of Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_full | Promoting Broadband and ICT Access for Disabled Persons: Comparative Analysis of Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_fullStr | Promoting Broadband and ICT Access for Disabled Persons: Comparative Analysis of Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting Broadband and ICT Access for Disabled Persons: Comparative Analysis of Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_short | Promoting Broadband and ICT Access for Disabled Persons: Comparative Analysis of Initiatives in Asia-Pacific Region |
| title_sort | promoting broadband and ict access for disabled persons: comparative analysis of initiatives in asia-pacific region |
| topic | ICT access comparative study disabilities policy digital divide |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23841 |