{"70915":{"#nid":"70915","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CACP Report Shows Digital Media Can Improve Employment for People with Disabilities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new report by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cacp.gatech.edu\/powerofdigitalinclusion.php\u0022\u003ECenter for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)\u003C\/a\u003E housed in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;shows that a networked economy and new digital media technology have transformed the employment landscape for adults with disabilities, especially for those under the age of 30. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReleased October 4th by the National Council on Disability (NCD), the report concludes that the transition to a new networked economy has the potential to provide more employment opportunities for people with disabilities.\u0026nbsp; The report is submitted to the White House.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrevious research into the employment challenges faced by people with disabilities has focused on the scarcity of job opportunities and the perceived competitive disadvantages that they face. The new report, \u201cThe Power of Digital Inclusion: Technology\u2019s Impact on Employment and Opportunities for People with Disabilities,\u201d focuses on the social capital and networking needed to match job opportunities with job seekers. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECACP Senior Research Scientist James White wrote the report and oversaw a research team that included Paul Baker, Robert Todd, Nathan Moon, Brad Fain, Jessica Pater and Carola Conces. CACP is housed in the college\u0027s School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe report looked at the disruptive possibilities of a set of key digital technologies on employment: wireless communication platforms; social networks; immersive digital environments, including virtual worlds and tiered digital interactions such as electronic games; open publishing; and open source processes. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarking the launch of the report, the NCD hosted a virtual job fair October 4 to promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities, inviting government, non-government organizations and private-sector employers to send in current employment opportunities. The positions were distributed via Twitter, Facebook and the NCD listserv as examples of the technological opportunities described in the report.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003ERelated Links\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cacp.gatech.edu\/powerofdigitalinclusion.php\u0022\u003ECenter for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ncd.gov\/publications\/2011\/Oct042011\u0022\u003EFull CACP Report\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Networked economy and digital media are mediating disadvantages"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new report by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cacp.gatech.edu\/powerofdigitalinclusion.php\u0022\u003ECenter for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;shows that a networked economy and new digital media technology have transformed the employment landscape for adults with disabilities, especially for those under the age of 30. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2011-10-05 10:50:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:26","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70926":{"id":"70926","type":"image","title":"Technology for People with Disabilities","body":null,"created":"1449177328","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:28","changed":"1539025328","gmt_changed":"2018-10-08 19:02:08","alt":"Handicapped key on a computer keyboard","file":{"fid":"193473","name":"disability.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/disability_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/disability_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":37770,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/disability_0.jpg?itok=HiKrEApo"}},"70903":{"id":"70903","type":"image","title":"James White","body":null,"created":"1449177328","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:28","changed":"1475894625","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:45","alt":"James White","file":{"fid":"193467","name":"james_white.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/james_white_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/james_white_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2462405,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/james_white_0.jpg?itok=WdpzOwP1"}}},"media_ids":["70926","70903"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"14610","name":"disabilities employment"},{"id":"10028","name":"Disabilities Research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u0026nbsp; 404-894-1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}