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Worldwide Accessibility Laws and Policies

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The U.S. is not the only country that has an accessible web design law. This chapter takes a look at web accessibility efforts around the world and highlights those countries that have adopted and implemented an accessible web design policy or law.

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© 2006 Jim Thatcher, Michael R. Burks, Christian Heilmann, Shawn Lawton Henry, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Patrick H. Lauke, Bruce Lawson, Bob Regan, Richard Rutter, Mark Urban, Cynthia D. Waddell

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Waddell, C.D. (2006). Worldwide Accessibility Laws and Policies. In: Web Accessibility. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0188-5_17

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