3. Defining disability to better understand accessibility issues
There is no single form, or even definition, of disability. As mentioned above, it is the lack of understanding of disability that gives rise, in part, to the discrimination suffered by disabled people. First and foremost, then, an essential question: what and who are we talking about when we talk about disability?
3.1 Definition(s) of disability
The notion of disability is a complex one, covering a wide range of more or less visible difficulties. Different approaches can be observed.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) defines a person with disabilities as someone who has "long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder...
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Bibliography
- (1) - OMS - Grille d'analyse de la CIF. - https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/icf-checklist
- (2) - OMS - Rapport mondial sur l'équité en santé pour les personnes handicapées....
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- Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services. - ETSI EN 301 549 -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2. - World Wide Web Consortium -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0. - World Wide Web Consortium -
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United Nations: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, whose purpose is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
Law no. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005 on equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship for people with disabilities....
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