THE DIGITAL DIVIDE PHENOMENON AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE: A PILOT STUDY
Journal Title: Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper aims to determine the phenomenon of digital divide in Malaysia among the disabled people. Researcher is conducting a Pilot Study for small sample of disabled people in Malaysia. The questionnaires of this study are taken from previous research and have been modified to align with this study. The instrument validity and reliability were examined by an expert panel and analyzing the small sample with the assistance of SPSS software version 21. The result shows the instrument is reliable towards the digital divide of those disabled people, which were left behind at the information age.
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Nur Ajrun Bt. Khalid, Rohana Yusof
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