| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 124 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-114) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- E-democracy: fostering inclusion and equity -- Enabling the disabled: challenges, mitigation strategies and outcomes -- Assistive technology: a history of technology and people with disabilities -- 'Knowledge' and 'talk' but no 'inclusion' and no 'equity' -- Accessing the political spaces: challenges and solutions -- Conclusion: assistive democracy. |
| Summary |
"In Envisioning Democracy, Lloyd Waller takes a closer look at how ICT can enhance political participation and thereby be used as a tool for the development of a more inclusive society. Using the experiences of the visually impaired in two Caribbean countries, Jamaica and Barbados, Waller presents the challenges faced by such persons in actively and effectively participatin the in political process and suggests possible solutions to these challenges." --back cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
People with visual disabilities -- Political activity.
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People with visual disabilities. |
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Political participation. |
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Information technology -- Political aspects.
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Information technology -- Political aspects. |
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Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Information technology -- Social aspects. |
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Political participation -- Technological innovations -- Caribbean Area.
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Political participation -- Technological innovations. |
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Caribbean Area. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Waller, Lloyd G. Envisioning democracy. Kingston, Jamaica : Ian Randle Publishers, 2017 9789766379476 (OCoLC)996416691 |
| ISBN |
9789766379551 (electronic book) |
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9766379556 (electronic book) |
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9789766379476 |
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9766379475 |
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