Telecommunications Access for Rural Americans with Disabilities.

Seekins, Tom; Enders, Alexandra

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ERIC Number: EJ597884

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Telecommunications Access for Rural Americans with Disabilities.

Seekins, Tom; Enders, Alexandra

Rural Development Perspectives, v14 n3 p14-21 Oct 1999

Examines reasons why community action is needed to assure both physical and economic access to telecommunications for rural people with disabilities. Discusses the rural-urban geography of disability in America, rural problems in rehabilitation service delivery, recent federal legislation on telecommunications and disabilities, and key developments in telecommunications access for individuals with disabilities. (CDS)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Advocacy, Community Action, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Public Policy, Rural Areas, Rural Population, Telecommunications

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Telecommunications Act 1996

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