文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：A survey of technology accessibility problems faced by older users in China

作者：Dengfeng Yao[1]; Yunfeng Qiu[2]; Hairui Huang[3]; Zaixin Du[4]; Jianqing Ma[5]

第一作者：姚登峰

机构：[1] Special Educ. Coll., Beijing Union Univ., Beijing, China; [2] Foreign Language Sch., Jingchu Univ. of Technol., Jingmen, China; [3] Huanggang Disabled Persons' Federation, Huanggang, China; [4] Hubei Disabled Persons' Federation, Wuhan, China; [5] China50plus, Inc., Beijing, China

第一机构：北京联合大学特殊教育学院

年份：0

卷号：10

期号：4

起止页码：373-90

外文期刊名：Universal Access in the Information Society

收录：EI(收录号：12759437)

语种：英文

外文关键词：handicapped aids - Internet

摘要：Internet accessibility for older users has become an important issue to promote inclusion and participation in the Information Society. This paper proposes an investigation into the technology accessibility problems faced by older users in China. The research reported here was conducted by means of an exploratory survey with a Web-based questionnaire and discussions with older users at meetings. The study had 180 valid answers and involved representatives from each of the 25 provinces of China. The results show that 39% of the participants cannot or can only partially access information, because of various kinds of accessibility problems. Many participants indicated that the main problems in accessing the Internet were health barriers, circumstances barriers, and Internet design barrier. The possible reason for these difficulties could be that the government doesn't foster a social environment conducive to helping the elderly to get online and that it does not provide services for the elderly designed to help them access information electronically. The poor rate of accessibility industry for the elderly, as well as the lack of Chinese accessibility laws, is an important issue that must be dealt with to promote greater Internet accessibility for the elderly.