Disability and information technology : a comparative study in media regulation / Eliza Varney, School of Law, Keele University.

By:

Varney, Eliza, 1978- [author.]

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Cambridge eBooks

Series: Cambridge disability law and policy seriesPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781139017947 (ebook)

Other title:

Disability & Information Technology

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:

004.087 23

LOC classification:

Z711.92.H3 V37 2013

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Contents:

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.

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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 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.