4. Results of the Replies from NGOs
43 organizations related to disability including two academic institutions responded to the questionnaire. The countries of the responding NGOs are listed below.
Afghanistan (2), Australia (3), Bangladesh (4), Hong Kong China (1), India (1), Indonesia (1), Japan (4), Republic of Korea (2), Malaysia (3), Maldives (1), Nepal (3),Pakistan (1), Papua New Guinea (1), Philippines (5), Singapore (1), Sri Lanka (2), Thailand (2), Timor Leste (1), Tonga (1), Vanuatu (1), Viet Nam (1) Please refer to the list of responding organizations in the Appendix.
The results of the questionnaire addressed to NGOs are as follows.
1.Has your organization ever got involved in setting up ICT guidelines?
Yes |
11 |
26% |
No |
26 |
60% |
No Answer |
6 |
14% |
2.Does your organization conduct ICT-related training?
Yes |
15 |
35% |
No |
21 |
49% |
No (but we have plan) |
1 |
2% |
No Answer |
6 |
14% |
3.Does your organization provide any of the following services for persons with disabilities?
Sign Language |
Yes |
17 |
39% |
Closed Caption |
Yes |
4 |
9% |
Braille |
Yes |
14 |
33% |
Induction Loop |
Yes |
5 |
11% |
4.Are there any activities to promote ICT for persons with disabilities?
Yes |
23 |
53% |
No26 |
11 |
26% |
No Answer |
9 |
21% |
4-1 If yes, please specify.
Australia |
ICT is part of our general education and awareness of disability. |
Bangladesh |
We are going to take up the projects in 2006
|
Hong Kong, China |
Web Accessibility |
India |
I would be obliged if someone can contact us regarding this. |
Japan |
Videotapes with captions and sign language are produced and lent to people with hearing impairment. Search through Internet and application submission system are provided. Joining the Broadcasting Committee for people with disabilities |
Korea(Republic of) |
Forum for Solving the Digital Divide of PWD |
Malaysia |
By state governments
|
Nepal |
Training and orientation program will be launched (Short-term course up to six months). |
Pakistan |
Providing free IT education with the cooperation of local ICT institutes in rural area. |
Philippines |
Advocating for ICT during the meeting, but not any fund for training |
Singapore |
Assistance technology Fund of Assistance technology Centre |
Sri Lanka |
In August 2005 the DOJF (in collaboration with Karishma Enterprises of India) held an exhibition at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute). The exhibition was entitled "Global Technology Exhibition". The aim of this exhibition was to exhibit and demonstrate the latest disability products that have been developed for visually impaired and other disabled people. It was the first exhibition of this kind to be held in Sri Lanka and representatives came from NGO's, the Government of Sri Lanka, Donor Agencies and local NGO's. As a result of the interest generated by the exhibition, the DOJF is now planning to exhibit |
Thailand |
Training teachers for the visually impaired, blind students and teachers how to use assistive devices. |
Tonga |
Our organization is a disability self-advocacy group. Our group has arranged several members to attend and ICT training at the local University of the South Pacific Branch on basic ICT. These kinds of activities are planned to be continued. In relation to Q.2., the organization has provided individual and group training when required |
Vietnam |
Support to develop a consistency of Braille, Signs system in Vietnam |
The results of the questionnaire addressed to all types of organizations were as follows.
1. Do you have any information about the following items? Please check all the appropriate items.
BMF |
34 |
79% |
WSIS |
12 |
28% |
International ICT standards for persons with disabilities |
10 |
23% |
Most of the responding organizations have some information on BMF, but very few organizations know WSIS and International ICT standards for persons with disabilities.
2. Do you think the development of environmental infrastructure for utilizing ICT is adequately carried out?
Yes |
8 |
19% |
No |
31 |
72% |
No Answer |
4 |
9% |
2.1 If not, what are the barriers to using ICT in your country? (Please specify)
Afghanistan |
Lack of peace and stability |
Australia |
Cost factors-items for a small population cannot easily be absorbed in the overall cost and passed on to the individual. |
Bangladesh |
Extreme poverty |
Hong Kong, China |
Yes, availability & awareness (both) for users and service providers. |
India |
Lack of resources, lack of awareness |
Indonesia |
1) The Department of Information and Communication of Republic Indonesia seem complicated to do the ICT implementation for the Deaf community especially. (In fact they have implemented accessibility for the Blind persons only). Also the Television cannot provide any accessibility for the Deaf community; the Indonesian sign Language broadcasting. Indonesian sign language interpretation and the deaf education program through television schedules. 2) The funding must be provided to pay expenses for the Sign Language program such as interpretation, education, book-printing, etc. |
Japan |
Lack of publication, Lack of training |
Korea(Republic of) |
|
Malaysia |
Mass of disabled are poor and can't afford to have access to ICT. |
Maldives |
No knowledge available about ICT |
Nepal |
Social barriers |
Papua New Guinea |
Need more awareness |
Philippines |
PWDs not the priority of the Local Government |
Sri Lanka |
There is very limited knowledge of ICT available in Sri Lanka. As a result, the DOJF had to use the services of its neighboring country, India. |
Thailand |
|
Tonga |
|
Vanuatu |
Telecommunication services are expensive and network is only in urban areas not in rural. |
Vietnam |
Lack of communication equipment & network |