| Description |
xxiii, 288 p. |
| Series |
Cambridge disability law and policy series |
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Cambridge disability, law and policy series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. The regulation of ICTs for the pursuit of citizenship rights; 2. Case study: Canada; 3. Case study: the European Union; 4. Case study: the United Kingdom; 5. Case study: the United States of America; 6. Lessons to be learnt? Reflection on the case studies. |
| Summary |
"Disability and Information Technology examines the extent to which regulatory frameworks for information and communication technologies (ICTs) safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities as citizenship rights. It adopts a comparative approach focused on four case studies: Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. It focuses on the tension between social and economic values in the regulation of ICTs and calls for a regulatory approach based on a framework of principles that reflects citizenship values. The analysis identifies challenges encountered in the jurisdictions examined and points toward the rights-based approach advanced by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a benchmark in protecting the rights of persons with disabilities to have equal access to information. The research draws on a wealth of resources, including legislation, cases, interviews, consultation documents and responses from organisations representing persons with disabilities"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- Information techology -- Case studies.
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People with disabilities -- Services for -- Data processing -- Case studies.
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Computers and people with disabilities -- Case studies.
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People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Case studies.
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Mass Media -- Law and legislation -- Case studies.
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Libraries and people with disabilities -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780521191616 (hardback) |
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9781107057371 (electronic bk.) |
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