Beyond Section 508: The spectrum of legal requirements for accessible e-government Web sites in the United States

Journal of Government Information

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 518-533

  Jaeger, Paul T ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Disability; E government; Legal requirements; Section 508

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244237647     PISSN: 13520237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-0237(04)00057-7     Document Type: Article

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