Web Access and the Law: A Public Policy Framework.

Noble, Steve

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ERIC Number: EJ666560

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Publication Date: 2002

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Web Access and the Law: A Public Policy Framework.

Noble, Steve

Library Hi Tech, v20 n4 p399-405 2002

Details the public policy framework that establishes the legal foundation for requiring access to Web-based information resources for people with disabilities. Highlights include fair use doctrine in regards to disability access to digital information; American with Disabilities Act; and Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Legislation, Public Policy, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)

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