Women with Disability E-development: Minimizing the GapWomen with Disability E-development: Minimizing the Gap

Presented by: Dr. Atiga Yousif Elmubarkatikaa5@hotmail.com

Department of Educational Technology, College of Education, Sudan University of Science and

Technology

IntroductionIntroductionWomen with disability face discrimination on different layers. They suffer from being:

•Isolated.

•Under-educated.

•Unemployed.

Accordingly they face:

•Ignorance.

•Poverty.

the thing which may lead to

•Low self-steam.

•Frustration.

The ICTsThe ICTs• Information and communications technology (ICT):

is a diverse set of technological tools and resources used to:

o Communicate, o Access, o Create, o Distribute, o Store, and manage information.

These technologies include:o Computers and Internet.o Telephone lines and wireless signals.o Broadcasting technologies (radio and TV).

• ICTs can be used to help disabled women in:

• Having access to education.

• Increasing their access to information.

• Breaking the social isolation i.e. make their voice heard.

• Getting respectful jobs,

thus, leading:

• Prosperous

• Independent lives.

The ICTsThe ICTs

• ICT can be used for teaching the disabled women how don’t have access to education to provide them with:

Literacy:

• is not only about reading and writing.

it also includes:

• comprehension

• and the joy of being a literate person in a knowledgeable society.

Role of ICT in Promoting LiteracyRole of ICT in Promoting Literacy

Numberacy:

• is about reasoning and problem solving,

• just as being good with numbers and figures.

Well-being of students:

• This step is about feeling secure.

• preparing qualified citizens. Learning to know, to do, to be and to live together by all achievable means (Dhanarajan, 2002).

sometimes it is called:

• emotional intelligence,

• citizenship,

• character education,

A better World to live inA better World to live in

• decreasing the gap of illiteracy; is crucial because it has so many social consequences. :

Education

Better Jobs

Money

Social status Better human

beingSelf esteem

Better Society

Awareness

• Nevertheless, access to ICTs and usage of ICTs entails:

• Affordability,

• Accessibility,

• Literacy.

• These factors are not available on an equal basis to men and women in developing countries.

• The digital divide is wider for women with disability.

Moreover,

•The perception of women with disability being less capable of operating computers perpetuates disadvantages.

•This perception participated in making women reluctant to make start with new technologies.

•There is also a perception amongst disabled women that ICT is not relevant to them (Media Access Australia, 2012).

The Inclusive The Inclusive Learning LabLearning Lab

(i2Lab)(i2Lab)

• is a UNESCO led approach.

• it can be used as a road map for utilizing ICT to provide:

• Self-education,

• Self-accommodation,

• Independence.

• It aimed at providing a learning space.

• where persons with disabilities can access learning by

exploiting assistive technologies.

• and inclusive ICTs that are available in the lab for all

other persons.

The Inclusive The Inclusive Learning LabLearning Lab

(i2Lab)(i2Lab)

• It is based on four zones:

Development.

Digital accessibility.

Dialogue and creative expression.

Diversity.

The Inclusive The Inclusive Learning LabLearning Lab

(i2Lab)(i2Lab)

DevelopmentDevelopment• Providing a multidisciplinary approach to:

• Formal and informal educational settings,

• Libraries,

• Community and youth centers.

• and other social-public places with ICTs available to:

Process, transmit and present information,

Focusing on learning about different subject matters.

Digital accessibilityDigital accessibility

It focuses on learning about and applying the principles

of producing:

• Accessible products,

•Services

•and content for persons with disabilities.

Dialogue and creative expressionDialogue and creative expression

provides an area where ICTs are used to foster:

•Freedom of expression.

•Access to information through:

Reading,

Writing,

Communication

and interactivity with others.

DiversityDiversityIt is about developing an understanding of issues of:

•Social acceptance,

•Tolerance

•Global cooperation,

Through:

Learning about current affairs,

Cultural and social activities, through various

media formats.

Development

• Preparing quality curricula

• Utilizing ICT i.e. Integration.

Digital accessibility

Preparing smart class with accessible content, resources and services.

The application of (4Ds) zonesThe application of (4Ds) zones

The (4Ds) zonesWhat was planned

The (4Ds) zones Its Application

Dialogue and creative expression

• Make the learners computer literate.

• enable them to utilize the capabilities of the computer and the Internet.

Diversity

Social acceptance by making them accept themselves first and asserting themselves through the utilizations of ICTs.

(i2Lab) zones can be the answer for (i2Lab) zones can be the answer for

many of disAbled women problems:many of disAbled women problems:

ConclusionConclusion

Ignorant women, who have No Future

Development

Diversity

Digital

accessibility

Bright FutureAble to compete in the labour market. Independent, confident and more

productive citizensIndependent, confident and more

productive citizens

Thank you for listening