Tapping the Potential of Professionals with Disabilities
International Trade Forum › Num. 2/2005, Avril 2005
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Accessible and reliable telecommunications are a lifeline for service exporters with disabilities. Technologies based on open standards as the World Wide Web, electronic mail and voice over Internet protocol enable professionals with disabilities to overcome many obstacles related their physical or sensory impairment. Open telecommunication standards, agreements on how equipment and software from different vendors can work together, have been as revolutionary for those with disabilities as they have been for the general public. Anecdotal evidence suggests that because of the significant impact technology has in this community, professionals with disabilities are usually ahead of the general public in adopting new technologies. In a few months technologies are likely to bring even more telecommunication options for all service exporters. If experience is any guide, those with disabilities will be among the first to try and adopt these new services.
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Tapping the Potential of Professionals with Disabilities
Accessible and reliable telecommunications are a lifeline for service exporters with disabilities. Technologies based on open standards such as the World Wide Web, electronic mail and voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) enable professionals with disabilities to overcome many obstacles related to their physical or sensory impairment.
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