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008 140617s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2014023788
020 _a9781107051805 (hardback)
020 _a9781316638132 (paperback)
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_b.B566 2014
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100 1 _aBlanck, Peter David,
_d1957-
245 1 0 _aeQuality :
_bthe struggle for web accessibility by persons with cognitive disabilities /
_cPeter Blanck, PH.D., J.D., University Professor and Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University ; with a forward by David Braddock, PH.D., University of Colorado.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2014.
300 _axxxiv, 467 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge disability law and policy series
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 423-462) and index.
650 0 _aComputers and people with disabilities
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aDiscrimination against people with disabilities
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPeople with disabilities
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPeople with disabilities
_xMeans of communication.
650 0 _aAccessible Web sites for people with disabilities
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAssistive computer technology
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPeople with disabilities
_xServices for
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
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