Refugee access to information in online and offline environments: results from focus group discussions

Maria Jimenez-Andres

doi:10.37536/FITISPos-IJ.2021.8.1.270

Autores/as

Maria Jimenez-Andres Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3775-9515

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37536/FITISPos-IJ.2021.8.1.270

Palabras clave:

accesibilidad, barreras lingüísticas, prácticas de información, traducción e interpretación

Resumen

En los procesos migratorios actuales, las TIC son cada vez más importantes para las experiencias y movilidades de los refugiados (Gillespie, Osseiran y Cheesman, 2016). En este sentido, instituciones como el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (2016a; 2020a) e investigadores en el campo de la integración de los refugiados (AbuJarour et al., 2019) llaman al diseño de iniciativas que empleen las TIC para atender las necesidades de información y comunicación. Este artículo analiza el acceso a la información de los refugiados en entornos online y offline. Los datos se recopilaron mediante nueve grupos de discusión con comunidades de refugiados en Grecia, Italia y España, en los que participaron un total de 41 participantes de 13 nacionalidades diferentes. Se abordan temas relacionados con los idiomas y la accesibilidad de la información de la que disponen. Los resultados de esta investigación orientarán las siguientes fases de REBUILD, un proyecto financiado por la Comisión Europea cuyo objetivo es la creación de una herramienta TIC para promover la integración de refugiados y migrantes en Europa.

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Biografía del autor/a

Maria Jimenez-Andres, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

María Jiménez-Andrés is a predoctoral researcher in the Department of Translation, Interpreting and East Asian Studies at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).

Member of TransMedia Catalonia Research Group

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