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Digital Inclusion and Accessibility

The document discusses the importance of digital inclusion and accessibility in technology, highlighting the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities. It outlines key considerations for designing accessible digital content, including the needs of users with various disabilities and the principles of legibility and intuitive interactions. Additionally, it presents case studies on successful digital inclusion initiatives and emphasizes the role of accessible technologies in improving human welfare.

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Digital Inclusion and Accessibility

The document discusses the importance of digital inclusion and accessibility in technology, highlighting the challenges faced by individuals with disabilities. It outlines key considerations for designing accessible digital content, including the needs of users with various disabilities and the principles of legibility and intuitive interactions. Additionally, it presents case studies on successful digital inclusion initiatives and emphasizes the role of accessible technologies in improving human welfare.

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Digital
Inclusion and
Accessibility
Technology
Technology is the practical application of scientific knowledge to
solve real-world problems and improve human welfare. Technology
is the bridge between the abstract concepts of the digital world and
our everyday experiences. Despite being in continuous evolution, the
inclusion of people with disabilities in the technology sector faces
various challenges, ranging from physical barriers to issues of
awareness and stigmatization.

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Digital Accessibility is a term that refers to
digital content and how readily available and
usable it is to any person.

(Lexdis Organization, 2019)

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Designing for accessibility

Things to consider on
Designing for accessibility:

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Things to consider on Designing for accessibility:

 Users with low vision


 Users with distortions
 Users using magnification software
 Users with colorblindness
 Users with reading and attention disorders
 Users relying on screen readers

Princeton University (2023)

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Designer's Guide

• Legibility
• Color and Contrast
• Intuitive Interactions & Wayfinding

Princeton University (2023)

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INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN
TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT

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• Accessible Education Materials.

• Accessible technologies

• Assistive Technologies.

Categories: Vision, Hearing, Speech


communication, Learning, cognition, and
developmental, Mobility, seating, and
positioning.

AEM Center - National Center on Accessible 9


Educational Materials at CAST, 2024).
CASE STUDIES ON SUCCESS DIGITAL INCLUSION
INITIATIVES

1. An Analysis of Digital Inclusion Projects: Three Crucial Factors and Four


Key Components
2. Digital inclusion initiatives: Bridging the connectivity gap in Africa and
the USA – A review
3. Assessing the Impact of Digital Initiatives on Economic Growth and
Digital Inclusion
4. Research on vulnerable people and digital inclusion: toward a consolidated
taxonomical framework
5. Towards a More Inclusive Information Society: A Case Study of a Digital
Inclusion
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Reflection

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