E-government in the Republic of Belarus and accessibility of the digital environment for persons with disabilities

The digital society provides users with new ways to access information and services. Governments as providers of information and electronic services rely on the Internet to produce, collect and provide online the services and information needed by the public. Purpose: to determine the current status of the e-government institution in the Republic of Belarus and identify barriers that prevent equal access to the digital environment. Methods: system analysis of state and legal regulation, hermeneutic methods, methods of semiotics, methods of statistical analysis. Results: it is found that the right to equal access to information and the right to participate in the management of society and the state are not fully realized by persons with disabilities, due to the lack of relevant specifications on the websites of state organizations providing electronic services and administrative procedures in electronic form. Appropriate proposals are made.