TY  - BOOK
AU  - Waller,Lloyd G.
TI  - Envisioning democracy: the role and potential of information technologies for the visually impaired 
SN  - 9789766379551
AV  - HV1593 .W355 2017eb
U1  - 362.41 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Kingston, Jamaica
PB  - Ian Randle Publishers
KW  - People with visual disabilities
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Caribbean Area
KW  - Technologie de l'information
KW  - Aspect politique
KW  - Aspect social
KW  - Participation politique
KW  - Innovations
KW  - Caraïbes (Région)
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - Social Security
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Social Services & Welfare
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - "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."
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