Web accessibility and the law: recommendations for implementation
Abstract
The proliferation of information in electronic format does not guarantee its accessibility. The fact that many Web sites are not accessible to large segments of the disabled community has created a “digital divide”. The accessibility barriers are systemic. In recent years, there has been a growing body of significant laws and standards concerning Web accessibility that impact people with disabilities. Ways of breaking down these barriers to a fuller accessibility implementation do exist, including education to raise awareness of Web accessibility, nationwide policy and guidelines for accessibility, and Web‐based applications and tools to facilitate Web accessibility, to name a few.
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Citation
Yu, H. (2002), "Web accessibility and the law: recommendations for implementation", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 406-419. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830210452613
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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