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Law and Technology Two Paths for Digital Disability Law: Understanding the legal drivers of efforts to make technology accessible.

Authors :
Reid, Blake
Source :
Communications of the ACM. May2022, Vol. 65 Issue 5, p36-38. 3p. 1 Illustration.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The article discusses two possible avenues for expanding access to digital technology for people with disabilities. It examines the grassroots effort led by disability rights advocate Jacobus tenBroek, and the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the World Wide Web's Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00010782
Volume :
65
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Communications of the ACM
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
156513988
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1145/3527201