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The Virtual Workspace: Telework, Disabilities and Public Policy
Publication Date: June 2005
Author(s): Paul M.A. Baker; Alea Fairchild
Funder(s): National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (U.S.)
Funder(s): National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (U.S.)
Topic: Labor (Workplaces)
Population and demographics (Disabled)
Science and technology (Technology and technology policy)
Keywords: telework; virtual workplace; disability policy; universal access
Type: Brief
Abstract:
Although policymakers are beginning to recognize that the use of ICTs can be used to help create reasonable workplace accommodation for people with disabilities, focused, comprehensive programs targeted at advancing these applications of ICT have yet to be developed. This paper provides an overview and a philosophical comparison of both the U.S. and European policies on telework for people with disabilities.