Information and communications technology for people with disabilities

1 Sep 2016 | Publication

Work area(s)

Planning for development Population and development Social development

Topic(s)

Population and housing censuses International cooperation Human rights Inclusive development Public administration Monitoring of international/regional agreements Persons with disabilities Public policies Information and communications technologies (ICTs) Social policies and programmes

Information and communications technology for people with disabilities

  • Publication type: FOCUS Magazine
  • Publication corporate author (Institutional author): CDCC
  • Physical description: 16 páginas.
  • Publisher: ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
  • Date: 1 September 2016

Table of contents

  • Director’s Desk: ICT for people with disabilities. -- ICT: enabling independence and productivity for persons with disabilities. -- ICT and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. -- Helping the deaf to connect to an increasingly vocalized internet. -- Facilitating access through Universal Service Funds. -- Public procurement standards for accessible ICT. -- Use of ICT by persons with disabilities in the Caribbean: evidence from census data. ICTs for persons with visual impairments. -- Recent and upcoming meetings. -- List of recent ECLAC documents and publications.

SDG(s)

9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure 1. No poverty 10. Reduce inequalities 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Subregional headquarter(s) and office(s)

Subregional Headquarters, Port of Spain