Envisioning democracy : the role and potential of information technologies for the visually impaired / Lloyd G. Waller.
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TextPublisher: Kingston, Jamaica : Ian Randle Publishers, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 124 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9789766379551
- 9766379556
- 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
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- HV1593 .W355 2017eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-114) and index.
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.
"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 presents the challenges faced by such persons in actively and effectively participatin the in political process and suggests possible solutions to these challenges." --back cover
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