In the United States, a number of federal laws establish requirements that electronic government (e-government) information and services be accessible to individuals with disabilities. These laws affect e-government Web sites at the federal, state, and local levels. To this point, research about the accessibility of e-government Web sites has…

Reported are the rules which the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare proposes with regard to nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs and activities receiving or benefiting from federal financial assistance. The proposed rules in Part 84, which effectuates section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act…