Impact of information technology on the lives of people with disabilities

DOI: 10.31673/2412-9070.2021.015961

Abstract

This article discusses the impact of information technology on the lives of people with disabilities.
The latest technologies open wide opportunities for use by people with special needs. In particular, digital technologies are much more important for people with disabilities than for others, because they not only help to make their lives more comfortable, but also provide an opportunity to live as full a life as possible.
The aim of the article is to study and analyze the impact of information technology on the lives of people with special needs in the modern world.
Mobile applications are one of the most affordable IT products specialized for people with disabilities. The latest IT technologies, such as: speech recognition, the use of various sensors, machine and deep learning of neural networks simplify the lives of people with special needs.
People with disabilities face a variety of challenges in today’s information space. But modern technology helps them solve many problems. Such technologies are called Assistive Technologies. High-tech assistive technologies open up a large number of opportunities for interaction with the outside world, regardless of the type of disability. For example, by using computer technology for tasks such as reading and writing documents, communicating with other people, and searching for information on the Internet, students and employees with disabilities are able to work independently with a wider range of data.
Considering all the facts discussed in this article we can make the following conclusion. The article reviewed and analyzed the impact of IT technologies on the lives of people with special needs in the modern informational environment.
We can state for sure that modern society is more than ever integrated into IT technologies. This way, the people with disabilities use IT in their daily lives. Such technologies are created not only to simplify their lives, but also to provide opportunities for comprehensive and full interaction with the outside world. Numerous researches confirmed that the implementation of a simple interface specialized for the specific requirements of people with disabilities makes the use of such applications one of the key stages in attracting people with special needs to the active social life of society.

Keywords: mobile application; people with disabilities; IT technology; Assistive Technologies.

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