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2. Reaching rural communities: increasing access to disability research information
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (author)
- Format:
- Newsletter article
- Publication Date:
- 2002
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23443
- Journal Title:
- The Research Exchange Newsletter
- Journal Title Details:
- 7(2)
- Notes:
- Studies of the demography of disability in rural America show that non-metropolitan areas have the highest percentage of people with disabilities, including people with severe disabilities. What are the barriers to dissemination of information to rural people with disabilities? This brief article outlines several barriers, including rural isolation, which can create communication barriers when the sources of information are people perceived as "outsiders."
3. Social implications of information and communication technology in developing countries: lessons from Asian success stories
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bhatnagar, Subhash (author / Indian Institute of Management)
- Format:
- electric journal
- Publication Date:
- 2000
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23449
- Journal Title:
- Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries
- Journal Title Details:
- 1(4) : 1-9
- Notes:
- The Indian Institute of Management and the World Bank organized a workshop titled "Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Rural Development" to bring together case studies of various applications of ICT that can make a difference in the delivery of services or products in rural areas. The cases presented illustrate the opportunities and challenges in the diffusion of ICT within India and fother developing countries. ICT applications can be classified as those that provided decision support to public administrators for improving planning and monitoring of developmental programs, those that improved services to citizens and brought in transparency, and those that empowered citizens through access to information and knowledge. This paper presents successful examples of ICT rural development projects.
4. Strategies for building communication and participation: experiences from the Lower Mississippi Delta states
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mwachofi, Ari (author / University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff)
- Format:
- Newsletter article
- Publication Date:
- 2002
- Published:
- USA: National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23442
- Journal Title:
- The Research Exchange Newsletter
- Journal Title Details:
- 7(2)
- Notes:
- 5 p., Ari Mwachofi, Ph.D., principal investigator of the research project titled "Developing a Rehabilitation Service Delivery Model for Minority Farmers With Disabilities," describes how personal contact, developing trust with farmers, and collaborating with community leaders enhances his study. The project's purpose is to build an effective model of service delivery to minority farmers who have traditionally been underserved. The study involves farmers from the Lower Mississippi Delta states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
5. The Digital Divide and ICT learning in rural communities: examples of good practice service delivery
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Huggins, Robert (author) and Izushi, Hiro (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2002
- Published:
- UK
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23450
- Journal Title:
- Local Economy
- Journal Title Details:
- 17(2) : 111-122
- Notes:
- This article aims to gain a greater understanding of relevant and successful methods of stimulating an ICT(information and communication technologies) culture and skills development in rural areas. The article details good practice activities, utilizing criteria derived from a review of the rural dimensions of ICT learning from a range of relevant initiatives and programs. These good practice activities cover: community resource centers providing opportunities for "tasting" ICTs; video games and Internet Cafes as tools removing "entry barriers"; emphasis on "user management" as a means of creating ownership; service delivery beyond fixed locations; use of ICT capacities in the delivery of general services; and selected use of financial support.