Blockchain in Smart Cities: An Inclusive Tool for Persons with Disabilities

Abstract

Blockchain has increasingly been considered a disruptive tool for business models. The aim of this paper is to show how blockchain applied to smart cities can successfully promote the inclusion of persons with disability (PWD). By relying on prior literature, we noticed a gap in any approaches related to this topic. Through interviews with several area specialists, we proceeded to the construction of an integration model for PWD in smart cities. Along with research and the input of several key players from different industries, we were able to find specific applications of blockchain in smart cities for PWD. Therefore, the role of this paper is to demonstrate how we can integrate PWD through blockchains' information, digital identification and verifications. This study has enabled us to identify that the Blockchain system can find answers to problems related to the inclusion of PWD by creating technological solutions for the issues addressed within the World Report in Disability (2011) in the areas of education, accessibility, employment, insurance and health.