POSTnote 411 ICT for Disabled People - POST Note

Published 22 May 2012 | POST notes POST PN 411

Amended 06 July 2012

Authors: Chandrika Nath

Topic: Children and families, Disability discrimination, Information technology

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) underpin many aspects of modern living, so for the 10 million disabled people in the UK access to ICT is an important factor in their quality of life. This POSTnote summarises the issues that disabled people face in using ICT and looks at progress towards achieving equivalent access to services for disabled and non-disabled users.

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