Seanad debates
Wednesday, 23 October 2002
Business of Seanad. - Digital Hub Development Agency Bill 2002: Committee Stage.
The area of disability is an obvious one for digital technology. Even Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft has made some effort to improve accessibility for people with various disabilities. It is strange that this agency, which is supposed to put us at the heart of future developments, does not have this as an objective. May God forgive me for saying it, but it could even be commercially attractive to do this. There is a large market for the use of digital technology to improve accessibility to books, films and music, among other things. It is strange that we cannot have a commitment that the Minister will see to it that the agency considers this.
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