Breaking Barriers: Transforming Lives of Women Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Through Digital Empowerment
摘要
In the rapid advancement era of digital technologies, the acquisition and utilization of digital skills have emerged as crucial factors in empowering people with disabilities, especially disabled women. These advanced technologies have helped to redefine and expand the opportunities and possibilities for many individuals with disabilities who previously had limited access to information, participate in daily activities, engage with communities, and increase the potential of skills more broadly. These technological breakthroughs have opened up a new avenue for women with disabilities to be more independent, productive, and immersed inclusively with diverse abilities and needs. At the same time, women with disabilities continue to face challenges when it comes to accessing information, updating with technologies, learning new things through technological advances, participating in general communication, and conducting everyday business, which require the use of technology. This case study delves into the transformative impact for women with disabilities related to digital skills and technologies. This study focused on obtaining information by in-depth interviews with several women with disabilities in various backgrounds to analyze how targeted digital empowerment initiatives can dismantle long-standing barriers to accessibility, communication, social participation, soft skills, hard skills improvement, and fostering significant change in the subjective well-being of women with disabilities. It underscores the transformative potential of digital empowerment in creating a more inclusive society, boasts how technology can be a powerful tool for personal empowerment, and provides actionable insights into the implementation of digital literacy to heighten their quality of life.