This article is based on the book eQuality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by
Persons with Cognitive Disabilities (2014, Cambridge University Press). It contends
that the rights of individuals with cognitive disabilities to equal access to web content
are not only protected under law, but may also be implemented and supported by
current user-based, semantic and cloud technologies.Consistentwith theAmericanswith
Disabilities Act and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, web content equality is defined through functional, rather than disability-specific, approaches and techniques to enable personalization and customized usage across online functions.
Legal challenges brought forward by individuals with cognitive and other disabilities illustrate the barriers still faced by individuals with disabilities to web equality as well as some of the solutions to and outcomes of these challenges. In closing, a view for the full and equal enjoyment of web content, which considers technology, financial benefits, and the role of advocacy and regulations, is discussed. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
The article was summarized and translated into hebrew with the consent of the researcher