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A study on Ability and Utilization of Smart Devices for the Disabled: Focusing on the Effect of Education for Smart Device Utilization

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  • Abbr : 정보화정책
  • 2014, 21(2), pp.67-88
  • Publisher : NIA
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy

Song Jihyang 1 Kim, Dongwook 2

1한국정보화진흥원
2서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

The research hypothesis of this paper is that education for smart device utilization has a positiveeffect on ability and utilization of smart devices for the disabled. The data for disabled of NIA’s2012 survey about digital divide is used, and the research method is “Heckman’s 2-stage method”whichconsiders the problem of selection bias. As a research result, this paper says that the disabled who had experienceof education for smart device utilization have higher level of ability and utilization of smart devices. Also, a highlevel of education and family income, professional career and young generation have been very positive effect onthe high level of ability and utilization of the disabled. The level of ability and utilization of the blind tend to belower than those of the physically disabled. These results remind that the education for smart device utilizationfor the disabled is important and effective. And various contents and methods of education which are appropriatefor the disability types should be developed.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.