Equality and electronic non-discrimination on the basis of disability as one of the pillars of social responsibility for Emirati educational institutions

Abstract: This study examined the extent to which the UAE higher education institutions taking in consideration their social and legal responsibility, by following the constitutionally and legally guaranteed principle of equality and non-discrimination in providing the electronic educational services such as: E-registration, E-learning and E-exams. The study also highlights the importance of respect for human rights in general and the rights of persons with disabilities in particular as a basis for the social responsibility of the higher education sector. The researcher concluded: that the existence of alternative means of providing data and information to people with disabilities does not eliminate their right to receive the service electronically, and emphasized on the importance of education as a right, means and a way to recognize all other rights. The researcher also shed light on the need to perform several essential amendments to the UAE law on the rights of the persons with disabilities, including : the definition of (the persons with disabilities) and to consider the E-accessibility as an integral part of the social dimension of disability, and to call on national educational institutions to contribute effectively to the achievement of the goals of the sustainable development and to respect for human rights by taking into account ISO standard 26000 on social responsibility and the electronic accessibility standard (ISO / IEC 40500: 2012 (W3C));