Web Accessibility and the Law: Recommendations for Implementation.

Yu, Holly

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ERIC Number: EJ666561

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Publication Date: 2002

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Web Accessibility and the Law: Recommendations for Implementation.

Yu, Holly

Library Hi Tech, v20 n4 p406-19 2002

Discussion of access to electronic resources and library services via Web sites focuses on accessibility barriers to the disabled that have created a digital divide. Topics include legal requirements, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act; barriers to implementation; and implementation efforts at California Community Colleges. (Contains 58 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Community Colleges, Disabilities, Legislation, Library Services, 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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