Disability and information technology : a comparative study in media regulation / Eliza Varney, School of Law, Keele University.
"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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Cambridge disability, law and policy series.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| 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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 288 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1139017942 9781139017947 9781107058637 1107058635 9781107055162 1107055164 9781107056282 1107056284 9780521191616 0521191610 9781107057371 110705737X 1107502896 9781107502895 |
| Language: | In English. |