Disability and information technology : a comparative study in media regulation /

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"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 Eur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Varney, Eliza, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Colección:Cambridge disability, law and policy series.
Temas:
People with disabilities > Information techology > Case studies.
People with disabilities > Services for > Data processing > Case studies.
Computers and people with disabilities > Case studies.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > Case studies.
Mass media > Law and legislation > Case studies.
Libraries and people with disabilities > Case studies.
Personnes handicapées > Services > Informatique > Études de cas.
Ordinateurs et personnes handicapées > Études de cas.
Bibliothèques et personnes handicapées > Études de cas.
COMPUTERS > Computer Literacy.
COMPUTERS > Computer Science.
COMPUTERS > Data Processing.
COMPUTERS > Hardware > General.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
COMPUTERS > Machine Theory.
COMPUTERS > Reference.
Computers and people with disabilities.
Libraries and people with disabilities.
Mass media > Law and legislation.
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc.
People with disabilities > Services for > Data processing.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 288 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1139017942
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