I recently read an article entitled "Information Technology for People with Mental Retardation" which discusses the idea of a digital barrier for people with disabilities. The barrier stems from a lack of opportunities to learn ICT (Information and Communication Technology). The authors cite that in Hong Kong for example, 90% of the families have a computer at home. In a study involving about 350 participants with mild to severe mental retardation, about 40% could not use an internet browser. There were other more basic barriers mentioned too such as a third of the participants not being able to 'use' a computer. With regards to music technology, I believe there is a largely undiscovered realm of opportunities that we as technology users and music makers need to pursue.
I recently read an article entitled "Information Technology for People with Mental Retardation" which discusses the idea of a digital barrier for people with disabilities. The barrier stems from a lack of opportunities to learn ICT (Information and Communication Technology). The authors cite that in Hong Kong for example, 90% of the families have a computer at home. In a study involving about 350 participants with mild to severe mental retardation, about 40% could not use an internet browser. There were other more basic barriers mentioned too such as a third of the participants not being able to 'use' a computer. With regards to music technology, I believe there is a largely undiscovered realm of opportunities that we as technology users and music makers need to pursue.
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