Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.7.417

The Convergence of Technology and Welfare: Effect of the Development of ICT on the Work Environment and Job Placement for People with Disabilities  

Shin, Sook-Kyung (Department of Rehabilitation, Jeonju University)
Publication Information
Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.7, 2019 , pp. 417-422 More about this Journal
Abstract
The development of information and communication technology(ICT) has made our lives more convenient and has caused many changes in various areas of our lives.. In particular, ICT enables information and physical accessibility of people with disabilities and eliminates the inconvenience of entry into the labor market, and ICT-based teleworking has improved employ-ability for people with disabilities by facilitating physical accessibility away from traditional work environments and job assignments. This paper presents some domestic and foreign cases of teleworking for the people with disabilities. Also it states several suggestions, as developing jobs in ICT field, educating and training of its field, and making related documents and supporting systems for activating ICT-based work environment and job placement.
Keywords
ICT; Teleworking; Information Gap; Working Environment for People with Disabilities; Job Development and Placement for People with Disabilities;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 M. Manzoor, & V. Vimarlund. (2018). Digital techologies for social inclusion of individuals with disabilities. Health and Technology, 8(5), 377-390.   DOI
2 Pew Research Center(February 5. 2019). Samrtphone Ownership is Growing Rapidly Around the World, but Not Always Equally, https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/02/05/smartphone-ownership-is-growing-rapidly-around-the-world-but-not-always-equally/
3 ITU News. (February 12, 2018), How the Republic of Korea Became a World ICT Leader, /republic-korea-leader-information-communication-technologies/
4 G. K. Park. (2007). Analysis of the Relationship between Telecommuting and Job Effectiveness. Doctoral Dissertation, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Graduate School, Seoul.
5 M. Linden. (2014). Telework research and practice: Impacts on people with disabilities, Work, 48, 65-67.   DOI
6 Korea Information Technology Agency. (2019). Digital Information Gap Survey.
7 Korea Information Technology Agency. (2005). Eliminate the digital divide.
8 Korea Employment Information Service. (2011). Jobs in IT.
9 Y, L. Cho. (2017). Research of Master Plan Strategy for ICT Paradigm Shift and Information Gap, Future Creation Science Department.
10 Telework. Gov. (n.d.). Telework Enhancement Act, https://www.telework.gov/guidance-legislation/telework-legislation/telework-enhancement-act/
11 Global Workplace Analytic. (2018). 2017 State of Telecommutinv in the U. S. Employee Workforce, https://cdn.thepennyhoarder.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/30140000/State_Of_Telecommuting_U.S._Employee_Workforce.pdf.
12 United States Department of Labor(February 28, 2019). Person with Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Summary, https://www.bls.gov/news.release/disabl.nr0.htm.
13 P. M. A. Baker, N. W. Moon & A. C. Ward. (2006). Virtual exclusion and telework: Barriers and opportunities of technocentric workplace accommodation policy. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 27(4), 421-430.
14 M. D. West, J. Anderson. (2005). Telework and employees with disabilities: Accommodation and funding options. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 23, 115-122.
15 P. Baker. (16-17 June 2005). The Virtual Workspace: Telework, Disabilities and Public Policy, presented at EXEG 2005: The 5th European Conference on e-Government University of Antwerp, Belgium, file:///C:/Users/admin/Downloads/8437%20(1).pdf.
16 Global Workplace Analytics. (July, 2018). Telecommuting Trend Data, https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/telecommuting-statistics.
17 National Telecomputing Institute, Benefits for you, https://www.nticentral.org/why-hire-nti-agents.
18 J. Anderson, J. C. Bricout & M. D. West. (2001). Telecommuting: Meeting the needs of businesses and employees with disabilities. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 16, 97-104.
19 Korea Information Technology Agency. (2019). 2018 Smartwork Survey. https://www.nia.or.kr/site/nia_kor/ex/bbs/View.do?cbIdx=95618&bcIdx=20731&parentSeq=20731.
20 R. K. Garrett & J. N. Danziger. (2007). Which telework? Defining and testing a taxonomy of technology-mediated work at a distance. Soc. Sci. Comput. Rev, 25(1), 27-47.   DOI
21 International Lavour Organization. (n.d.). Jobs and Skills for Persons with Disabilities with a Focus on ICT-based Solutions-Phase I, https://www.ilo.org/africa/technical-cooperation/WCMS_469526/lang--en/index.htm
22 B. Martin & R. McDonnel(2012). Is telework effective for organizations? Management Research Review, 35(7), 602-616.   DOI
23 National Information Society Agency. (2019). 2018 The Report on the Digital Divide, Ministry of Science and ICT.
24 Society for Human Resource Management. (2018). 2018 Employee Benefits: The Evolution of benefits.