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No. 3 (46) (2023)

Information Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities in Lithuania: Regulation, Monitoring and Economic Aspects

DOI
https://doi.org/10.36128/PRIW.VI46.642
Submitted
February 10, 2023
Published
2023-11-17

Abstract

The author analyses information accessibility for persons with disabilities in three scopes: Lithuanian legislation on information accessibility, the main criteria for monitoring information accessibility in Lithuania, and the economic value of information accessibility for Lithuanian citizens with reduced mobility and business.

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