AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 1999 · 47 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesInformation TechnologyDigital CommunicationDisabilityRural DevelopmentCommunication AccessDisability AccessRural Service DeliveryRural Service ProvisionTelecommunications PolicyRural Broadband AccessRural Broadband ProvisionRural Telecommunications AccessTelecommunications AccessibilityTelecommunications Connectivity
People with disabilities may be inadvertently excluded from rural community life unless telecommunications access—economic, social, and physical—is addressed and ensured locally. New telecommunications policies are committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities. However, policy alone cannot ensure equitable access. Grassroots understanding is needed to define access in telecommunications and to determine how access can inform development activities.