Disability Inclusion Matters

  INTRODUCTION The exclusion and marginalization of persons with disabilities is a human rights issue as well as an economic issue for countries. When a significant section of society, estimated at 15% of the world’s population, faces obstacles in receiving an education, transitioning into the labor market, and becoming economically self-sufficient, it not only undermines their rights and dignity but adds significantly to a country’s welfare burden (WHO & World Bank, 2011).  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is increasingly enabling persons with disabilities to level the playing field in access to lifelong education, skills development, and employment (Omole, 2013). The confluence of two major trends is reshaping the paradigm on using technology to promote inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities.  The first is that the Internet and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are becoming common and popular channels for the delivery and implemen