Digital accessibility and disability
A study from a people-centered perspective
Abstract
The aim of this research is to obtain data that allow us to know the digital divide to which the group for persons with disabilities is exposed. The present study, which has had the Valencian Community as its framework, as a pilot, could be extended to the rest of Spain. To obtain the results presented a quantitative measurement has been carried out on a population of 390 respondents and a qualitative analysis on 35 people with different disabilities. The value of the study resides in its antecedents, to the extent that there are few references in this regard in general reports on ICT in Spain, and not enough studies have been identified on the indicators necessary to measure this type of situation. The main objective of this study is to establish a relationship between independent living, degree of exclusion and participation, and digital accessibility. Thereby, it is intended to obtain objective references on possible technological gaps faced by both these people and the associative and welfare movement that represents them. This study, carried out between March and July 2021, has had the financial support of the General Directorate for the Fight Against the Digital Divide of the Generalitat Valenciana.
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