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020			_a9781107502895
082			_a004.087 _bVAR-D
100			_aVarney, Eliza
245			_aDisability and Information Technology _b: A Comparative Study in Media Regulation
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2015
300			_a314,pp.
520			_aDisability 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. Discusses the right of persons with disabilities to access information as a citizenship right Adopts a comparative approach based on four case studies: Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States Examines the extent to which the rights of persons with disabilities are protected in regulatory frameworks for the ICT sector
650			_aMass media--Law and legislation
650			_aInformation technology
650			_aPeople with disabilities--Services for--Data processing
650			_aPeople with disabilities--Services for--Data processing
650			_aComputers and people with disabilities
650			_aLibraries and people with disabilities
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