02018    a2200181   4500020001800000082001900018100001900037245008600056260003700142300001200179520137600191650003601567650002701603650006001630650006001690650004301750650004301793  a9781107502895  a004.087bVAR-D  aVarney, Eliza   aDisability and Information Technology b: A Comparative Study in Media Regulation  bCambridge University Pressc2015  a314,pp.  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  aMass media--Law and legislation  aInformation technology  aPeople with disabilities--Services for--Data processing  aPeople with disabilities--Services for--Data processing  aComputers and people with disabilities  aLibraries and people with disabilities