Title
ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
Abstract
Accessibility is a key for the social and economic development of persons with disabilities. In the digital age, digital or ICT accessibility is imperative, which includes identifying and eliminating obstacles and barriers that persons with disabilities face in using ICT.The purpose of this article is to give a short introduction to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, universal design principles, assistive technology, accessibility, and relevant EU directives and standards.Additionally, the Internet Society in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s activities in empowering blind persons through computer training will be presented. Acquiring ICT skills is a necessary condition for access to the opportunities offered by the Internet, which is in line with the Internet Society mission - Internet for All.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.23919/MIPRO55190.2022.9803403
2022 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (MIPRO)
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
accessibility,assistive,disability,ICT,rights of persons with disabilities
Conference
1847-3938
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-6654-8434-3
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Suada Hadzovic100.34
Lejla Becirspahic200.34
Haris Omeragic300.34