Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series, eQuality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by Persons with Cognitive Disabilities

Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series, eQuality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by Persons with Cognitive Disabilities

written by Peter Blanck, 1957-, in Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2014), 502 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary
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.
Field of Interest
Disability Studies
Author
Peter Blanck, 1957-
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Peter Blanck
Content Type
Book
Duration
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Format
Text
Page Count
502
Publication Year
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Place Published / Released
New York, NY
Subject
Disability Studies, Diversity, Independence, Education, & Accessibility, Advocacy and Rights, Internet, Intellectual disabilities, Computers, Accessibility, Disabled persons, Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), Late 20th Century (1975–2000)
Series / Program
Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series
Keywords and Translated Subjects
Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos

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