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Soraya BEKKOUCHE, Léa BUTEL, Lucie PETITParis Diderot University, July 20th 2018AbstractInternational migration has existed throughout human history, but hastaken a new weight in today’s world with the impact of globalisation andwhat is often referred to as the “refugee crisis”. The aim of this paper isnot to discuss the motives or the impact of migration but to observe howlanguage and literacy barriers compound the difficulties met by vulnerablepopulations in modern information-oriented societies, and how theseissues are addressed by the many organizations that fight to improve thesituation of migrants.Here, we address how barriers to information access worsen refugees’situations and identify technical-communication-related issues in howinformation is delivered as of today. Is there a case for technicalcommunication in ensuring the respect of human rights?Read the full article (PDF):Technical communication for migrant illiteratesDownload