The role of information and communication technologies in activating disabled people

Abstract

The article discusses the role of information and communication technologies in the process of activating disabled people on a professional and social level. After citing definitions related to disability, statistical data on the disabled population in Poland were presented, taking into account the degree and type of disability. Subsequently, selected assistance programs were discussed, especially in the area of ICT, which were addressed to the disable. Moreover the role of digital technologies in the process of activating people with intellectual disabilities was described. In a summary, there were described the possibilities of financial support for disabled who have decided on professional activity which means running their own business. Also it was pre-sented the scale of co-financing that entrepreneurs can gain when they employ disable worker.