US Legal and Policy Resource
THE GROWING DIGITAL DIVIDE
IN ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION
Resource: The Growing Digital Divide in Access for People with
Disabilities
Chinese Version
Associated Organization: ICDRI
Country of Origin: USA
Author: Cynthia D. Waddell, JD, Executive
Director, ICDRI (Formerly ADA Coordinator, City of San Jose, CA USA)
Address: 3700 Bastion Lane
Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27604
Telephone : San Jose
California Office: (408) 266-3822; Raleigh, North Carolina
Office: (919)349-6661
Author's or Originator's Email: Cynthia.Waddell@icdri.org
Summary: "This
paper identifies some of the emerging digital economy barriers, current efforts
to address these barriers and expresses the author’s vision of the long-term
policy research agenda. Because the
benefits for overcoming these barriers extend beyond the community of people
with disabilities, there are practical and significant business reasons for
addressing this issue. Rather than
creating a growing digital divide, emerging technology can enable full
participation in the digital economy for everyone, regardless of age, disability
or the limitations of the technology available" From the Introduction
to the paper. It is heavily annotated with useful references legal and
otherwise. - Published May, 1999
Disability Associations(s): All Disabilities
Internet Location: http://www.icdri.org/CynthiaW/the_digital_divide.htm
Internet Resource Type: US Policy Resource
Resource Type: Paper
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