Purpose: The Jodi Awards exist to promote digital access to culture. This paper aims to give some background to the Awards and to profile the 2011 winner and commendation. Design/methodology/approach: The Jodi Awards are annual awards given to celebrate the best examples of using technology to make culture and cultural institutions accessible to people with a disability. Findings: Much has already been achieved in using technology to widen access to museums, galleries and heritage venues but there is clear potential for more development, given the appropriate political will and policy change. Originality/value: The Jodi Awards are unique in celebrating the use of technology in this way. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
BT - Journal of Assistive Technologies DO - 10.1108/17549451211235028 IS - 2 LA - eng N1 -This article identified a number of potentials to widen digital accessibility to users with disabilities through development of assistive technologies. Besides, policy changes should be emphasized as well, and it should require collective efforts to create an inclusive society.
N2 -Purpose: The Jodi Awards exist to promote digital access to culture. This paper aims to give some background to the Awards and to profile the 2011 winner and commendation. Design/methodology/approach: The Jodi Awards are annual awards given to celebrate the best examples of using technology to make culture and cultural institutions accessible to people with a disability. Findings: Much has already been achieved in using technology to widen access to museums, galleries and heritage venues but there is clear potential for more development, given the appropriate political will and policy change. Originality/value: The Jodi Awards are unique in celebrating the use of technology in this way. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
PY - 2012 SP - 163 EP - 166 T2 - Journal of Assistive Technologies TI - Digital access to culture UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862527486&partnerID=tZOtx3y1 VL - 6 ER -