Resource title

The report is a background Paper for the 2016 World
Development, on Digital Dividends. This provides an overview of the
opportunities presented by the Internet and ICT for the full participation of
persons with disabilities. Accessible ICT can level the playing field for
persons with disabilities across life domains including education, employment,
e-governance and civic participation, financial inclusion, an disaster
management. It also reviews the main challenges to the realization of
ICT-enabled inclusive development and presents cost-beneficial policy and
practice recommendations for governments and development practitioners.

Author

Deepti Samant Raja, World Bank Group

Year

2016

Summary

The report is a background Paper for the 2016 World Development, on Digital Dividends. This provides an overview of the opportunities presented by the Internet and ICT for the full participation of persons with disabilities. Accessible ICT can level the playing field for persons with disabilities across life domains including education, employment, e-governance and civic participation, financial inclusion, an disaster management. It also reviews the main challenges to the realization of ICT-enabled inclusive development and presents cost-beneficial policy and practice recommendations for governments and development practitioners.

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