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El acceso a la información pública y los grupos en situación de vulnerabilidad en América Latina: Síntesis de decisiones de órganos garantes y jurisprudencia seleccionada

Daniel Ospina Celis, Catalina Botero

Paris; Montevideo: UNESCO (2024), 32 pp.

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Disability and ICT Accessibility Framework Indicators: A Framework for Monitoring the Implementation of ICT Accessibility Laws and Policies in Africa

Paul Kimumwe, Wakabi Wairaga, Victor Kapiyo et al.

CIPESA (2023), 27 pp.

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Information Ecosystem Assessment: Jordan

Aida Al-Kaisy

Internews (2023), 63 pp.

"This report provides an assessment of the media landscape in Jordan from the perspective of its audiences. Based on audience research, it examines the key issues emerging around media usage, trust, content, and literacy. It is based on data that was collected throughout June and July 2023; the medi ... more

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PNG Citizen Media Engagement Report 2023

Media Development Initiative (MDI); ABC International Development (2023), 59 pp.

"Traditional media, specifically, radio, newspaper, and television, are the key sources of information, followed by social media. Social media is a source of information for significantly more youths (aged 18 to 30 years), citizens living in urban areas, or in the Southern region, trending towards f ... urther growth in the future. Even so, radio and newspapers remain the top two information sources across all segments surveyed regardless of gender, age group, region, and density (urban/rural). Trust in information sources has generally declined since 2019, however citizens trust the sources of information they are using and while traditional and social media feature as key information sources, a range of other trustworthy sources of information were identified. In fact, the Church was rated the most trustworthy source of information amongst all demographics surveyed, reinforcing the role of religion in Papua New Guinean communities today, with traditional media following as the next most trusted sources of information. In the FGDs, youth shared stories about misleading information on social media and the internet, and perceived influence and bribery impacting the quality of some stories in traditional media. With 91% of internet users having seen misinformation or disinformation at least occasionally across online platforms, online sources are considered some of the least trustworthy sources of information [...] Mobile phones are the most accessible digital devices in Papua New Guinea, with 79% of citizens using them daily and a further 12% using them a few times a week. Frequency of mobile phone usage increases with educational attainment and is higher amongst those living in urban locations. Rising accessibility of smartphones is also widening the reach of internet and social media services, which continue to be accessed primarily through smartphones. Importantly, 60% of Papua New Guineans use the internet or social media even if only occassionally; usage is higher in urban locations, and the Southern and Momase regions, but declines with age. Half of all citizens use the internet or social media weekly and usage is more frequent with higher educational attainment, but lower for PWD. Using social media is the most popular internet activity, however obtaining information, accessing news, and for entertainment purposes are also popular. Engagement with social media declines with age, while use of internet banking or transferring money increases with age. Facebook is the most popular social media platform with 94% using it weekly, followed closely by WhatsApp at 84%. TikTok, Instagram, and Viber are relatively more popular amongst youths. PWD have the highest variety of social media platforms used weekly of any group and are more likely to use TikTok. Overall, quality of internet services is considered just OK considering affordability, speed, and reliability. Snapshot of Vulnerable Groups: This study examined media coverage, inclusivity, and issue-related measures for four (4) particular groups in society: youth, people with disability (PWD), women, and people living in rural and remote areas. Youth, women and rural citizen issues are being covered, but even so, people would like to see more coverage. There is a lot of room for improvement on PWD coverage. There is a general theme that the media is encouraged to tell stories about these groups, and that these stories should come from these people directly. There is a sense that discussions and stories around youth, PWD, women, and those in rural and remote areas are often sourced from those who are not in these categories. ‘Talk to them, not about them’ would be a good mantra to drive media inclusivity." (Executive summary, pages 5-6) more

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Revised Guidelines on the Inclusion of Learners with Disabilities in Open and Distance Learning (ODL)

Dianne Chambers, Zeynep Varoglu

Paris: UNESCO (2023), 39 pp.

"These Guidelines recognize the value of ODL as one of the most sustainable methods for overcoming the educational barriers faced by persons with disabilities. They also highlight and illustrate the facets of an ODL- facilitated education system using open educational resources (OER), free and open- ... more

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Technology in Disability-Inclusive Education

Paris: UNESCO; Global Education Monitoring Report Team (2023), 43 pp.

"This report outlines the actions driven towards inclusive education, including skill-based training, online learning and classroom settings, and low-tech to high-tech assistive technology (AT). Skill-based training, one of the most important skills for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), covers life ... more

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Scorecard: Accessibility of Government Websites to Persons with Disabilities

Florence Awino Ouma, Nicodemus Nyakundi, Judy Okite

Nairobi: Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) (2023), 32 pp.

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ICT accessibility overview: Assessment for the Africa region

Monica Duhem

Geneva: ITU (2022), vi, 50 pp.

"The aim of this report is to support ITU members and stakeholders from the Africa region in their efforts to achieve inclusive digital communities by assessing ICT accessibility as a key driver in achieving digital inclusion within the digital transformation process. The report provides an overview ... more

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Handbook of Digital Inequality

Eszter Hargittai (ed.)

Cheltenham; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2022), xii, 386 pp.

"International contributors assess a variety of key contexts that impact access to digital technologies, including contextual variations related to geography and infrastructure, as well as individual differences related to age, income, health and disability status. Chapters explore how variations em ... more

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Evaluación de los sistemas de acceso a la televisión para personas con discapacidad auditiva. Resumen ejecutivo

Bogotá: Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRCOM) (2022), 43 pp.

"Este documento está dividido en seis secciones, entre las cuales está la presente introducción, que incluye la matriz de consistencia que permitió establecer los objetivos orientadores del estudio, y continúa con la sección de análisis de los estándares e implementación de sistemas de acce ... more

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Transforming Quality and Reliable Access to Information into Reality for Youth with Disabilities in Namibia

Ntinda Ruusa

Windhoek: Namibia Media Trust (2022), 19 pp.

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Assessing the Barriers to Accessing ICT by People with Disability in Kenya

Kampala: CIPESA (2021), 24 pp.

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Disabled But Not Disqualified: Opening the Door to Possibilities for Persons with Disabilities

Kampala: Pollicy; NUDIPU (2021), 17 pp.

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Hör- und sehbeeinträchtigte Menschen: Nutzungsmotive und Erwartungen an die Medien. Ergebnisse einer Mehr-Methoden-Studie in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Erk Simon, Elena Koch

Media Perspektiven, issue 2 (2021), pp. 109-116

"Mittels einer Onlineumfrage und Publikumsgesprächen wurde bei seh- und hörbeeinträchtigten Personen ermittelt, welche Medienangebote sie nutzen und wie sie diese beurteilen. Die barrierefreien Angebote im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk werden grundsätzlich sehr geschätzt. Es wird aber auch V ... more

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Assessing the Barriers to Accessing ICT by People with Disability in Tanzania

Kampala: CIPESA (2021), 19 pp.

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Assessing the Barriers to Accessing ICT by People with Disability in Uganda

Kampala: CIPESA (2021), 16 pp.

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Access to Telecommunication/ICT Services by Persons with Disabilities and Other Persons with Specific Needs

Geneva: ITU (2021), xiii, 57 pp.

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The Mobile Disability Gap Report 2020

Clara Aranda-Jan

London: GSMA (2020), 31 pp.

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The Digital Exclusion of Women with Disabilities: A Study of Seven Low- and Middle-Income Countries

London: GSMA (2020), 43 pp.

"1. Women with disabilities have among the lowest rates of mobile and smartphone ownership. In most countries, ownership gaps are widest between men without disabilities and women with disabilities. Even in countries where the mobile gender gap is small or nonexistent, there is still a disability ga ... more

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Are We Leaving Anyone Behind? Access & Usage of ICTs and Assistive Technologies by Persons with Disabilities in Uganda

Bonnita Nyamwire, Sandra Nabulega, Neema Iyer

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2020), 23 pp.