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Internet 'aids economic inclusion' of disabled people
7th September 2010
The economic inclusion of disabled people appears to be being boosted by the digital age, with the internet being used to help people find work.
Sally Harrison, for example, is disabled but used social networking site Facebook to help her make the transition from living in a group home to finding a position with Pacific Diversified Services (PDS) and moving into her own flat, Agence-France Presse reports.
Lisa Giraldi, executive director with PDS - a company that is dedicated to providing community inclusion for people with developmental disabilities - noted that it has been "fantastic" for Ms Harrison.
"She started to blossom after that," Ms Giraldi remarked.
Furthermore, Victor Tsaran - a project manager with Yahoo!'s accessibility lab who is blind - is able to navigate the web using his touch-screen iPhone.
This follows research from UK charity Scope revealing that the majority of people in the country have never worked with a disabled employee, with just 21 per cent having operated alongside a disabled colleague.
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