Public Information Services for People with Disabilities

Abstract

The current chapter introduces an accessible multimedia platform applied to the diffusion of the digital signature. The project presented in this chapter is a multimedia initiative to promote the use of information technology (IT), specifically, the digital signature. Through the modeling of typical daily situations, the platform provides simple responses to any uncertainties or concerns a user may hold about the digital signature, and the advantages which its use entails. The multimedia system has been designed to support subtitling and audio description facilities, with the objective of enabling access to the diffusion of E-government to persons with an auditory or visual disability. The results of the evaluation of the platform by test users of the system are positive, and have initiated the continuation of developments which encourage E-inclusion.

Is there communication? Access to information by persons with disabilities in Serbia

“…The aim of e-administration is that the digital divide shifts to differences in usage (van Deursen and van Dijk 2014). Ways of e-Services promotion among persons with disabilities are being tested (García-Crespo et al 2012;Seale et al 2015;Harwood 2014). Nevertheless, the system of e-administration is also creating a digital divide between the society and this vulnerable group.…”

Analogical Thinking Based Instruction Method in IT Professional Education

“…Universities and educational institutes provide lectures and exercises of software engineering for students DOI: 10.4018/jhcitp.2010070101 who want to take them. In the lecture and exercises, the learning issues include software design, lifecycle models and its history, UML, and so on (e.g., Garcia-Crespo et al, 2008b;Garcia-Crespo et al, 2009b). Learning issues also include the aspect of business model and usability.…”