On Accessibility as a Human Right, with an Application to Media Accessibility

• Gian Maria Greco ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Salento

     University of Salento

     Lecce, Italia

     
• Localización: Researching Audio Description New Approaches / coord. por Anna Matamala, Pilar Orero Clavero, 2016, ISBN 9781137569165, págs. 11-33
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Greco makes the case that within the human rights framework there is a serious problem regarding accessibility, what he deems the ‘Accessibility as a Human Right Divide’ Problem (AHRD Problem). The AHRD Problem highlights the divide between accessibility as a human right per se versus accessibility as an instrument for the fulfilment of human rights. Greco critically rejects the former, skilfully arguing how accessibility is indeed a proactive principle and that access is a necessary requirement for achieving human rights. As a case in point, Greco closes with an example from South Africa, showing how full acknowledgement of the AHRD Problem, and the interpretation of accessibility as a means, and not an end, has the ability to transform the field of media accessibility.