Idayat Odunola Agboola
Computer and Information Technology Access for Deaf Individuals in Developed and Developing Countries
Gallaudet University
recent years advances computer information technology profoundly affected peoples lives work information ideas travel predominantly airwaves internet become important conduit information dissemination across globe guemriche 1997 recent study computer industry almanac inc 1998 estimates 400 million computers use 147 million internet users worldwide end 1998 projected increase 579 million computers 300 million internet users 2000 however computers use majority internet users concentrated developed countries chowdary 1997 information gap separates industrialized nations poorer ones building information technology network requires large investments equipment infrastructure education training many developing nations struggling catch face host challenging problems unreliable telecommunications systems low literacy exorbitant telephone costs lack trained technical staff chepesiuk 1998 thus growing disparity access information technology threatens widen socioeconomic gap worlds industrialized nations less developed ones article presents results comparative overview accessibility computer informa