Disability and information technology : a comparative study in media regulation / / Eliza Varney, School of Law, Keele University [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786131903321
• Autore: Varney Eliza <1978->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-139-88777-7; 1-107-06466-X; 1-107-05628-4; 1-107-05737-X; 1-107-05416-8; 1-107-05863-5; 1-107-05516-4; 1-139-01794-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiii, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge disability law and policy series
• Disciplina: 004.087
• Soggetti: People with disabilities - Information techology; People with disabilities - Services for - Data processing; Computers and people with disabilities; People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc; Mass media - Law and legislation; Libraries and people with disabilities
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The regulation of ICTs for the pursuit of citizenship rights -- 2. Case study: Canada -- 3. Case study: the European Union -- 4. Case study: the United Kingdom -- 5. Case study: the United States of America -- 6. Lessons to be learnt? : Reflection on the case studies.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. 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.