Making computers accessible : disability rights and digital technology /

Petrick, Elizabeth R.,

Making computers accessible : disability rights and digital technology / Elizabeth R. Petrick. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (viii, 196 pages) - History of science, technology, and medicine .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: the development of accessible personal computer technologies -- Disability rights and technology before the personal computer -- Early personal computer accessibility, 1980-1987 -- Building the network: corporate philanthropy and the National Special Education Alliance -- The growth of disability rights and accessible computer technologies -- Accessibility and software applications in the 1990s -- Conclusion: the promises of personal computers.



9781421416472


Computers and people with disabilities.
Assistive computer technology--Design.


Electronic Books.

HV1569 / .M355 2015