TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blanck,Peter David
TI  - eQuality: the struggle for web accessibility by persons with cognitive disabilities 
T2  - Cambridge disability law and policy series
SN  - 9781107051805 (hardback)
AV  - KF480 .B566 2014
U1  - 346.7301/38 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Computers and people with disabilities
KW  - United States
KW  - Discrimination against people with disabilities
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - People with disabilities
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - Means of communication
KW  - Accessible Web sites for people with disabilities
KW  - Assistive computer technology
KW  - Services for
KW  - Government policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-462) and index
N2  - "The Struggle for Web Accessibility by Persons with Cognitive Disabilities 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 those with 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 towards full and meaningful involvement in society for persons with cognitive and other disabilities"--
ER  -