Participation at 2021 GARR Conference

The RISID project will be presented as a case study during the 2021 GARR Conference

Where: the conference will be held online

When: 8 June 2021

Paper: Realising social inclusion for persons with disabilities and delivering effective science communication through sustainable ICT solutions: a case study from the University of Pavia

ICT solutions both represent an unprecedented opportunity to actively participate and be fully included in society for vulnerable groups at risk of social exclusion, such as persons with disabilities, and a crucial means to provide information to all citizens. The use of digital technologies to create augmented reality and to encourage a storytelling process of the scientific knowledge also embodies for the scientific community a new way to interact and communicate with citizens.

In this line, the project RISID, financed by Fondazione Cariplo and developed by the University of Pavia in cooperation with the disability NGO Fondazione ASPHI onlus, acting as a consultant, purports to successfully develop new patterns for promoting the full inclusion and active participation in society of persons with disabilities, along with all citizens, through digital media of communication. Special attention is dedicated to the key role played by accessible ICTs in actively involving relevant stakeholders in a mutual exchange of opinions and information with the scientific community, thus creating new ways to communicate and interact between society and science to successfully address effective societal needs.

This paper introduces the background, objectives and implementation of the project RISID, which embraces a multidisciplinary perspective involving experts in law, economics, sociology, engineering, and adopts both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.

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