Using SMS as a tool to reduce exclusions experienced by caregivers of people with disabilities in a resource-limited Colombian community.PURPOSE
 This community-based research (CBR) project used short message service (SMS) messaging as a tool for information access and social interaction with caregivers of people with disabilities (PWD).


 This project utilized free and open source software for SMS message distribution.


 SMS was a useful tool for sharing information and reducing the isolation experienced by this socially excluded population.  Implications for Rehabilitation Mobile phones are a prevalent technology in many resource-limited settings; short message service (SMS) is a feasible tool for sharing information and reducing isolation experienced by people with disabilities (PWD) and their families. 
SMS
Using SMS as a tool to reduce exclusions experienced by caregivers of people with disabilities in a resource-limited Colombian community.PURPOSE
 This community-based research (CBR) project used short message service (SMS) messaging as a tool for information access and social interaction with caregivers of people with disabilities (PWD).


 This project utilized free and open source software for SMS message distribution.


 SMS was a useful tool for sharing information and reducing the isolation experienced by this socially excluded population.  Implications for Rehabilitation Mobile phones are a prevalent technology in many resource-limited settings; short message service (SMS) is a feasible tool for sharing information and reducing isolation experienced by people with disabilities (PWD) and their families. 
SMS
This project utilized free and open source software for SMS message distribution.



free and open source software