What is the Digital Divide?
Factors Affecting the Digital Divide
Users Age
Geographical Location
Economic Level
Language Differences
Special Needs
Education
What is Digital Inclusion?
The Cost of Technology
Convenience
Efficiency
Infrastructure
Advantages of Reducing the Digital Divide
Accessibility for People with Special Needs
Software Accessibility
Table 4.3: Accessibility settings in various operating systems
Web Accessibility
Figure 4.4: Types of disabilities
Principles of Website Development for Accessibility
Clarify Vision through Careful Color Selection and Increased Contrast
Not Relying Only on Colors to Clarify Information
Browse Using the Keyboard
Provide the Correct Naming of the Fields
Providing Several Alternatives for the Media Used
Write Useful Alt Text for Images and Other Non-Text Content
Usability-Focused Design
Examples of Accessible Applications
RogerVoice
Envision AI
Read the sentences and tick True or False.
Describe what the digital divide is.
Illustrate how reducing the cost of technological components helps bridge the digital divide.
Classify the main societal advantages of reducing the digital divide.
Explain how hardware products can be modified to be accessible to people with disabilities.
Describe three principles of website development for accessibility.
