Policy Brief: Moving towards equal access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

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2019-10-18
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LC/CAR/2019/12
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Abstract
In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) face a range of physical, social, attitudinal and institutional barriers that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. As a result, they experience less favorable outcomes in health, education, employment, housing and overall wellbeing. Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) can break down many of the barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from participating actively in society and enjoying their rights.
ECLAC Subtopics
INEQUALITY ; FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT ; INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT ; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS) ; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ; MONITORING OF INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL AGREEMENTS ; PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ; REGIONAL INTEGRATION ; SOCIAL PROTECTION ; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
United Nations Subtopics
REGIONAL COOPERATION ; PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ; EQUALITY ; ACCESSIBILITY ; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES ; ACCESS TO INFORMATION ; FUNDS ; FINANCING ; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ; TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS ; INFORMATION SOCIETY ; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ; TREATIES ; RECOMMENDATIONS
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CARIBBEAN REGION
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https://hdl.handle.net/11362/44898
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