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eQuality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by Persons with Cognitive Disabilities

By Peter Blanck

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
1107051800, 9781107051805
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2666265 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
Pages
501\504
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-05-23 11:11:48
Юридические дисциплины;Права человека

Description

Never before have the civil rights of people with disabilities aligned so well with developments in information and communication technology. The center of the technology revolution is the Internet's World Wide Web, which fosters unprecedented opportunities for engagement in democratic society. The Americans with Disabilities Act likewise is helping to ensure equal participation in society by people with disabilities. Globally, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities further affirms that persons with disabilities are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of fundamental personal freedoms. This book is about the lived struggle for disability rights, with a focus on Web equality for people with cognitive disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities, autism, and print-related disabilities. The principles derived from the right to the Web - freedom of speech and individual dignity -are bound to lead toward full and meaningful involvement in society for persons with cognitive and other disabilities.

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