Adam, AE and Kreps, DGP ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5776-2888
2006,
'Web accessibility: a digital divide for disabled people?'
, in:
Social inclusion: societal and organizational implications for information systems
, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, 208
, Springer, Boston, pp. 217-228.
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Abstract
The focus of this paper is Web accessibility for disabled people. Much of the Web remains inaccessible or difficult to access by people across a spectrum of disabilities and this may have serious implications for the potential use of the Web for increasing social inclusion. The topic of disabled Web access is introduced through a consideration of four discourses: digital divide, social construction of disability, legal, and Web accessibility. The lack of dialogue between these permits a passive liberal approach toward disability discrimination to prevail and this political position has become inscribed in widely used automatic software tools resulting in a reinforcement of the view that Web site accessibility approval may, in many cases, be deemed an empty shell.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Editors: | Trauth, E, Howcroft, D, Butler, T, Fitzgerald, B and DeGross, J |
Additional Information: | The original publication is available at http://www.springerlink.com. IFIP TC8 WG8.2 International Working Conference, July 12–15, 2006, Limerick, Ireland |
Themes: | Subjects / Themes > H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races Subjects / Themes > Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources Subjects / Themes > Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA075 Electronic computers. Computer science > QA076 Computer software Subjects outside of the University Themes |
Schools: | Schools > Salford Business School > Salford Business School Research Centre |
Publisher: | Springer |
Refereed: | Yes |
Series Name: | IFIP International Federation for Information Processing |
ISBN: | 9780387345871 |
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Depositing User: | Institutional Repository |
Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2009 14:52 |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 08:18 |
URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/1817 |
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