Nuevas tecnologías aplicadas a la Comunicación, educación y empleabilidad para la inclusión de las personas con discapacidad en la sociedad digital
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2023
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Mañas-Viniegra, L., Rodríguez-Fernández, L., Herrero-de-la-Fuente, M., & Veloso, A. I. (2023). Nuevas Tecnologías Aplicadas a la Comunicación, Educación y Empleabilidad para la inclusión de las Personas con Discapacidad en la Sociedad Digital. Revista ICONO 14. Revista científica de Comunicación y Tecnologías Emergentes, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.7195/ri14.v21i2.2047
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Las nuevas tecnologías han contribuido a una mayor autonomía de las personas con discapacidad y a la reducción de su brecha tecnológica a partir de la adquisición de competencias digitales, mejorando así su dignidad de vida y los propios valores sociales inclusivos. También continúa existiendo una brecha entre la identidad personal y la construcción social de las personas con discapacidad. Aunque casi ha desaparecido la imagen negativa que en otras épocas transmitieron los medios de comunicación, la representación dicotómica como héroe o víctima aún las aleja de la inclusión en la esfera pública. Pese a ello, en redes sociales, se aprecia cómo la auto-representación de las personas con discapacidad comienza a fomentar la diversidad en los ámbitos de la belleza y moda sin renunciar a la exposición de los rasgos explícitos de la discapacidad. Estos avances, junto al impulso adicional que han proporcionado tanto los programas de innovación educativa como el propósito corporativo de las organizaciones, han propiciado nuevas oportunidades de empleabilidad que van más allá de los estereotipados perfiles profesionales que tradicionalmente se han asignado a las personas con discapacidad. La adquisición de las competencias digitales es clave para afrontar los retos laborales, culturales y sociales que plantea el actual entorno digital.
The new technologies have contributed to increased autonomy for people with disabilities and to the reduction of their technological gap through the acquisition of digital skills, which has enhanced their dignity in society and reinforced inclusive social values. Moreover, there continues to be a gap between the personal identity of people with disabilities and their own social construction. Although the negative image conveyed by the media in the past has nearly disappeared, the dichotomous depiction of people with disabilities as either heroes or victims continues to obstruct their inclusion in the public sphere. Despite this situation, we see on social networks how the self-portrayal of people with disabilities is starting to promote diversity in the fields of beauty and fashion without renouncing the exposure of the explicit features of disability. These achievements, together with the additional impetus provided by both educational innovation programmes and corporate purpose initiatives of organisations, have led to new employment opportunities that go beyond the stereotyped professions traditionally assigned to people with disabilities. The acquisition of digital skills is vital in meeting the challenges that are work-related, cultural, and social, which are being posed by the current digital environment.
The new technologies have contributed to increased autonomy for people with disabilities and to the reduction of their technological gap through the acquisition of digital skills, which has enhanced their dignity in society and reinforced inclusive social values. Moreover, there continues to be a gap between the personal identity of people with disabilities and their own social construction. Although the negative image conveyed by the media in the past has nearly disappeared, the dichotomous depiction of people with disabilities as either heroes or victims continues to obstruct their inclusion in the public sphere. Despite this situation, we see on social networks how the self-portrayal of people with disabilities is starting to promote diversity in the fields of beauty and fashion without renouncing the exposure of the explicit features of disability. These achievements, together with the additional impetus provided by both educational innovation programmes and corporate purpose initiatives of organisations, have led to new employment opportunities that go beyond the stereotyped professions traditionally assigned to people with disabilities. The acquisition of digital skills is vital in meeting the challenges that are work-related, cultural, and social, which are being posed by the current digital environment.