Abstract
The information and communication technology (ICT) is an important phenomenon of contemporary society, in particular in developed countries. The massive use of ICT has created an information society. Changes caused by the increasing importance of information and ICT are not only technological or economic, but are social, directly affecting the lives of citizens. The ICT usage offers a great opportunity for people with disabilities. Important factors for enhancing quality of life for this part of the population include mapping the current state and the increasing level of digital literacy. The aim of this paper is to view digital literacy in the context of social and digital integration for people with disabilities in the society of the Slovak Republic and especially present results of social research in digital literacy of this minority in Slovakia. The study involves a quantitative type of social research. The techniques of data collection for the research included an electronic questionnaire form. The technology for developing the questionnaire involved Google forms. The results of this research show how people with disabilities could adapt to the information society.
Highlights
Digital literacy has become one of the core competencies of the 21st century
We focus on the field of digital skills and digital literacy as an essential prerequisite for digitization of society, especially to the adaptation of people with disabilities to these challenges, and the assumptions of integration in contemporary society with a growing trend of using dynamically evolving information and communication technology (ICT) in everyday life
Internet as a global computer network is used daily by most of the population in searching for information, with electronic communication, electronic banking, electronic commerce, for pleasure during free time, and with the use of rich multimedia content. This implies the need for new competencies and skills for the 21st century. and for digital skills and digital literacy
Summary
Digital literacy has become one of the core competencies of the 21st century. The chances to obtain a better position on the labor market are minimal without the ability to effectively and responsibly use digital media and ICT. Serious reasons are for example the lack of technical equipment, such as outdated hardware and software, the unavailability of the Internet, the absence of the necessary technical skills and the necessary level of digital literacy, missing education in ICT With such reasons and obstacles to use of electronic services of E-Government we can meet with the citizens of certain minority groups of our population, such as seniors, persons with disabilities, in the less-developed regions with high unemployment, citizens, and other socially disadvantaged groups (Integrated service point, 2016). As previously stated by the author in Ondrejková, (2015): “This research project maps one of the key assumptions of successful transformation to an information society and the knowledge-based economy - readiness of the population to use modern ICT”.
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