An examination of the Internet’s development as a disabling environment in the context of the social model of disability and anti-discrimination legislation in the UK and USA

Easton, Catherine

doi:10.1007/s10209-011-0268-2

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“…Policy and law in Sweden, as in the rest of the European Union [2], points to WCAG, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines as the standard to comply with requirements of accessibility [33]. Even though WCAG has been important for the development of web accessibility, it has also has been criticized for lack of support to people with cognitive impairments [34,35], intellectual disabilities [36], dyslexia [37] in favour of people with sensory and physical impairments [25].…”

Section: Accessibility and Universal Designmentioning

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Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden

Johansson

Gulliksen

Gustavsson

2020

Univ Access Inf Soc

113

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Although Sweden is one of the most digitalized countries and the Swedish population's use of the internet is among the most studied in the world, little is known about how Swedes with disabilities use internet. The purpose of this study is to describe use of and perceived difficulties in use of the internet among people with disabilities and to explore digital divides in-between and within disability groups, and in comparison with the general population. This is a cross-sectional survey targeting the same issues as other nationwide surveys but adapted for people with cognitive disabilities. Participants were recruited from May to October 2017 by adaptive snowball sampling. The survey comprised questions on access to and use of devices, and use of and perceived difficulties in use of internet. A total of 771 people responded to the survey, representing 35 diagnoses/impairments. Larger proportions of people with autism, ADHD and bipolar disorder reported using internet than other disability groups. Women with autism used the internet more than any other disability group, and women with aphasia used the internet the least. People with disabilities related to language and understanding reported more difficulties using internet than other disability groups. Larger proportions of participants than the general Swedish population reported not feeling digitally included. In many but not all disability groups, larger proportions of men than women reported not feeling digitally included. Our findings show that there are differences in digital inclusion between subgroups of diagnoses/ impairments. Thus, disability digital divides are preferably investigated by sub-grouping disabilities, rather than studied as one homogeneous group.

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Section: Accessibility and Universal Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden

Johansson

Gulliksen

Gustavsson

2020

Univ Access Inf Soc

113

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“…Web accessibility research has focused on the application of antidiscrimination laws (Blanck, 2014b;Easton, 2012Easton, , 2013aEaston, , 2013bNoble, 2002;Schaefer, 2003;Wall & Sarver, 2003;Wentz, Jaeger, & Lazar, 2011). This line of study examines the legal basis for web accessibility and the disputes that have emerged from efforts to establish web accessibility as a legal obligation.…”

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Web accessibility and technology protection measures: Harmonizing the rights of persons with cognitive disabilities and copyright protections on the web

Giannoumi

Land

Beyene

et al. 2017

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“…Libraries and other predominantly non‐profit efforts have led digitization efforts. Despite these efforts, cultural content published on the web remains widely inaccessible for persons with disabilities (Blanck, , in press; Easton, , , ,; Kuzma, ; Ritchie & Blanck, ; Sandler & Blanck, ).…”

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A Revaluation of the Cultural Dimension of Disability Policy in the European Union: The Impact of Digitization and Web Accessibility

Ferri

2014

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Reflecting the commitments undertaken by the EU through the conclusion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 not only gives a prominent position to accessibility, broadly interpreted, but also suggests an examination of the obligations for access to cultural goods and services. The European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 expressly acknowledges that EU action will support national activities to make sports, leisure, cultural and recreational organizations and activities accessible, and use the possibilities for copyright exceptions in the Directive 2001/29/EC (Infosoc Directive). This article discusses to what extent the EU has realized the principle of accessibility and the right to access cultural goods and services envisaged in the UNCRPD. Previous research has yet to explore how web accessibility and digitization interact with the cultural dimension of disability policy in the European Union. This examination attempts to fill this gap by discussing to what extent the European Union has put this cultural dimension into effect and how web accessibility policies and the digitization of cultural materials influence these efforts.

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An examination of the Internet’s development as a disabling environment in the context of the social model of disability and anti-discrimination legislation in the UK and USA

Cited by 46 publications

References 13 publications

Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden

Disability digital divide: the use of the internet, smartphones, computers and tablets among people with disabilities in Sweden

Web accessibility and technology protection measures: Harmonizing the rights of persons with cognitive disabilities and copyright protections on the web

A Revaluation of the Cultural Dimension of Disability Policy in the European Union: The Impact of Digitization and Web Accessibility

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