This study adopted the dataset of the 2008 Digital Divide which conducted by RDEC (Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission, Executive Yuan) to explore the use of internet and its comparison between the disabled and abled people in Taiwan. The studied subjects were those who had ever have access to internet.Logistic regression models were used to investigate the digital divide between these two groups. After controlling gender, age, education, occupation, household income, and living areas, the group of disabled had more surfing hours in internet daily, had enjoyed online leisure activities and searched public
announcements and policies on government websites more often than the abled.
On the contrary, after controlling the same variables above, the abled group has shown more possible in using e-mail, instant messenger software, internet phone, online shopping, searching daily life information and known about public service websites of the government than the disabled people.
The results of this study enhanced the knowledge of digital divide between disabled and abled people in Taiwan. To bridge this kind of divide, the government has to emphasize and meet the special needs of the disabled. They suffer from different disorders access computer and internet, only tailored policies and strategies can help them out of the digital divide.
