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Technology and Disability in the Developing World (one day workshop)

Technology and Disability in the Developing World, October 2, at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Registration is free.

Disability is defined in physical, social, and rights-based terms. Following significant legal and social activism in several nations, much interest in both academia and industry has been invested in creating tools and frameworks of access for persons with disabilities. However, in several parts of the developing world, accessibility issues continue to face economic and social challenges. This workshop attempts to bring together scholars and practitioners working in the area of technology and disability in the developing world to discuss recent developments and chart possible areas of collaboration in this domain.

The goal of the workshop is to discuss the following:

  1. Reviewselected cases withinlow-cost technology development and deployment for disabled populations in terms of infrastructure, products, and service delivery
  2. Reviewrecentresearch on social and economic issues around the access to technological tools for the disabled
  3. Create relationships and discuss actionable steps for collaborative work ahead

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Country: United States of America
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Source: http://change.washington.edu/access/
When: 18/6/2009

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