DISABILITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY by Eliza Varney ( 9781107502895 )

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DISABILITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN MEDIA REGULATION

By:

Eliza Varney

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

9 October, 2014

Series:

Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series

Pages:

314

Description:

This book examines the extent to which regulatory frameworks for information and communication technologies safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities as citizenship rights.

Synopsis:

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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