Some Reflections on Access Equity

Charles E. M. Dunlop

• Design and Usability – A General Perspective
• Technology in a Social Context
• Some Limitations of Linguistic Reform
• Access as Empowerment
• References

References

[1] Cordes, Helen, “Oh no! I’m PC!,” The Utne Reader (July / August, 1991), pp. 50 – 56.

[2] Dunlop, Charles and Rob Kling, Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices, Boston: Academic Press (1991).

[3] Gould, Carol, ed., The Information Web: Ethical and Social Implications of Computer Networking, Boulder, San Francisco, & London: Westview Press (1989).

[4] Gould, Carol C., “Network Ethics: Access, Consent, and the Informed Community,” In [3], pp. 1 – 35

[5] Ladd, John, “Computers and Moral Responsibility: A Framework for an Ethical Analysis,” In [3], pp. 207 – 227; reprinted in [2], pp. 664 – 675.

[6] Lakoff, Robin, Language and Woman’s Place, New York: Harper & Row (1975).

[7] Lazzaro, Joseph J., “Opening Doors for the Disabled,” Byte, Volume 15, Number 8 (August, 1990), pp. 258 – 268.

[8] Nolan, Christopher, Under the Eye of the Clock: The Life Story of Christopher Nolan, New York: St. Martins Press (1987).

[9] Norman, Donald A., The Psychology of Everyday Things, New York: Basic Books (1988), [Reissued under the title The Design of Everyday Things.]