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Analysis of the Digital Divide Between Disabled and Non-Disabled People in South Korea

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  • Taeil Kim
  • Soogwan Doh

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This article analyses the digital divide between disabled and non-disabled people by comparing their personal information capacity. The personal information capacity consists of four sub-categories: the "access index", "capacity index", "quantitative usage index", and "qualitative usage index". Using the Oaxaca model, we separate the digital divide into two parts: the digital divide caused by "disability" and that caused by "other individual characteristics" such as education and household income. The main findings of the article are as follows. All four indices are lower for disabled people, and the "usage indices" of disabled people are particularly low compared to that of non-disabled people. As regards young people, "disability" is a much more important factor than "other individual characteristics" in causing a digital divide in their personal capacity index. Regarding middle-aged people, the digital divide between the two groups is mostly caused by "other individual characteristics", among which education is the most important.

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  • Taeil Kim & Soogwan Doh, 2006. "Analysis of the Digital Divide Between Disabled and Non-Disabled People in South Korea," Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 231-261, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rapaxx:v:28:y:2006:i:2:p:231-261
    DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2006.10779323
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    1. Umut Akcil & Çimen Ünlücan, 2018. "The problems disabled people face in mobile and web based e-learning phases in a developing country," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 52(2), pages 1201-1210, December.
    2. Umu Akcil, 2018. "The use of mobile learning for visually impaired learners school in tolerance education contents," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 52(2), pages 969-982, December.
    3. Hyesun Hwang & Su‐Jung Nam, 2021. "Social media use and subjective well‐being among middle‐aged consumers in Korea: Mediation model of social capital moderated by disability," Journal of Consumer Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(4), pages 1352-1372, December.

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