Web Accessibility, Libraries, and the Law.

With an abundance of library resources being served on the web, researchers are finding that disabled people oftentimes do not have the same level of access to materials as their nondisabled peers. This paper discusses web accessibility in the context of United States' federal laws most referenced i...

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Publicado en:Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 34 - 44
Autor principal: Fulton, Camilla
Formato: pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: American Library Association Mar2011
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