Off the cuff and without qualification to answer knowldgeably: the digital divide prevents blind people from using digital accessive technology. And for instance trachoma-caused blindness is most present in areas with little or no access to such technology, for instance to screenreaders - not to mention more sophisticated things like GPS. This means that those blind people's access to education and vocational training etc. is all the more curtailed, hence there possibilities to earn enough is curtailed too.
Of course, the priority is fighting trachoma, and that's not - or not only - a digital issue. But for those who have already lost sight through trachoma, having digitally-equipped training centers might mean a progress in life quality and health. Best -- Claude Almansi _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
