Not exact matches
Cultural barriers between the person needing
access and the service provider (for example,
lack — or
perceived lack —
of gender sensitivity or understanding
of different indigenous cultures on the part
of the service provider)
It is shown to them in the racist way in which they
perceive they are treated by many non-Indigenous people in a wide variety
of circumstances, in the material poverty
of their lives and the lives
of their extended families and their general communities, and in the way they are discriminated against in employment, in the way they are housed and in their
lack of access to health and education services as good as those available to non-Indigenous people.
While Internet use by older adults, including the use
of social networks, has grown to almost 60 percent as
of 2014, there are still many who do not wish to engage with some or any tech devices or services, for reasons such as
lack of interest,
perceived high costs, level
of difficulty and inability to
access the services, as well as just fear and privacy and security concerns.