Corporations and disability rights : bridging the digital divide / Neha Pathakji.
2018
K637 .P37 2018 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Corporations and disability rights : bridging the digital divide / Neha Pathakji.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Description
xxvi, 331 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Foreword / Amita Dhanda
Preface
Introduction
Embedding the right to access the internet in human rights framework
Re-conceptualizing the corporate human rights obligation
Corporations and the goldilocks dilemma of international human rights laws
Mandating the Midas touch : anti-discrimination laws and corporations
The interconnected pentagon model : from commitment to compliance
Conclusion.
Preface
Introduction
Embedding the right to access the internet in human rights framework
Re-conceptualizing the corporate human rights obligation
Corporations and the goldilocks dilemma of international human rights laws
Mandating the Midas touch : anti-discrimination laws and corporations
The interconnected pentagon model : from commitment to compliance
Conclusion.
Summary
The emergence of a decentralized, fragmented, and low-cost Internet opened up possibilities for persons with disabilities to lead an independent and inclusive life, which had been denied to them in the physical world. However, despite advancement in technology persons with disabilities have been excluded. With the digital divide opening up before them, there is a danger that social injustice faced by persons with disabilities in the physical world may be replayed in virtual space. Since the Internet is largely dominated by corporations, this digital divide cannot be bridged without questioning their role. This book explores the interplay between human rights of persons with disabilities and corporate obligation towards the creation of an inclusive and accessible Internet.
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The emergence of a decentralized, fragmented, and low-cost Internet opened up possibilities for persons with disabilities to lead an independent and inclusive life, which had been denied to them in the physical world. However, despite advancement in technology persons with disabilities have been excluded. With the digital divide opening up before them, there is a danger that social injustice faced by persons with disabilities in the physical world may be replayed in virtual space. Since the Internet is largely dominated by corporations, this digital divide cannot be bridged without questioning their role. This book explores the interplay between human rights of persons with disabilities and corporate obligation towards the creation of an inclusive and accessible Internet.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-321) and index.
Available Note
Also available as an e-book.
Call Number
K637 .P37 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9780199485239 (hardback)
0199485232 (hardback)
9780199091881 (eBook)
0199091889 (eBook)
0199485232 (hardback)
9780199091881 (eBook)
0199091889 (eBook)
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