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Does the Internet open up opportunities for disabled people?
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Government intends to make all government information and transactions available electronically by 2005. An increasing proportion of useful commercial and social information is available online. However, disabled people can face particular challenges using the Internet - for example, cost, access difficulties and unfamiliarity with electronic technology. (These limiting factors can be exacerbated for older age groups to which many disabled people belong.) Almost all questionnaire respondents welcomed the Government's initiative to put all services online, provided that alternative communication methods remained available. Internet usage enabled questionnaire respondents to communicate with others, and to reach a variety of information resources in spite of difficulties. These groups included those who were unable to leave their homes, those who found writing or reading common forms of print inaccessible, or those with speech impairments. Two-thirds of Internet users in the survey wanted to use the Internet more, cost being the main reason holding them back. Cost - of buying a computer, of online access and of assistive devices - was also the most common reason preventing Internet non-users getting online. Questionnaire respondents and focus group participants who needed assistive devices had significant problems in identifying what to use, in affording it, and in getting guidance or training with the equipment. Disabled Internet users who needed assistive devices to use a computer and the Internet found fewer websites that were easy to use and navigate than did those not using assistive devices. Only about one in ten respondents knew the location of their local UK Online centre (where help is available to learn initial Internet-using skills); there was little knowledge of the training provided by UK Online centres or other organisations. About 40 per cent of Internet-using respondents had tried but had been unable to find suitable training locally.
How to use the internet and create an accessible website
- Authors:
- LONDON ADVICE SERVICES ALLIANCE, ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND
- Publisher:
- National Information Forum
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 95p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide was written for the Forum by London Advice Services Alliance (lasa) in association with the RNIB. It is intended for people who have only a limited knowledge of the internet and not a high level of technical understanding.
E-learning and training in Europe: a survey into the use of e-learning in training and professional development in the European Union
- Author:
- CEDEFOP: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
- Publisher:
- Office for the Official Publications of the European Communities
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 65p.
- Place of publication:
- Luxembourg
This report argues that e-learning has the potential to radically change education and training, open new ways of learning and increase the abilities of people to acquire new skills. It has already created markets for teaching and learning material and equipment. This survey covers a range of organistions of different size and type from all EU countries, and provides insight into the development of e-learning in Europe.
Users' views on e-learning: CEDEFOP online surveys
- Author:
- CEDEFOP: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training,
- Publisher:
- Office for the Official Publications of the European Communities
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 74p.
- Place of publication:
- Luxembourg
This survey identifies trends in e-learning at European level as expressed by users and suppliers. The survey looks at such issues as the use of email as a learning tool, the economics of e-learning. teachers and trainer's skills in relation to e-learning, e-learning as an aid to the learning process for people with learning difficulties.