Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series, Disability and Information Technology: A Comparative Study in Media Regulation
written by Eliza Varney, 1978-, in Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2013), 314 page(s)
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- Abstract / 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. The book adopts a comparative approach focused on four case studies: Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The discussion 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 such as equality and dignity. The analysis identifies common 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 conducted at organisations representing persons with disabilities, consultation documents and responses from organisations representing persons with disabilities.
- Field of Interest
- Disability Studies
- Author
- Eliza Varney, 1978-
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2013 Eliza Varney
- Content Type
- Book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 314
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place Published / Released
- New York, NY
- Subject
- Disability Studies, Diversity, Advocacy and Rights, Legislation and Politics, Independence, Education, & Accessibility, Laws and legislation, Disabled persons, Telecommunications, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos, Politics and Legislation, Compliance and Regulations, Government, Legislación y Política, Legislação e Política, Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), Late 20th Century (1975–2000)
- Series / Program
- Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos, Politics and Legislation, Compliance and Regulations, Government, Legislación y Política, Legislação e Política, Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education
