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Joint ITU-T & G3ict Forum 2008: Session 5 – The role of government in supporting accessibility standards Presentation
Date: 21/04/2008
Venue: Geneva
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Speakers
- Government Support of Accessibility Standards: Best Practices - Dr. Cynthia D. Waddell, Executive Director & Law, Policy and Technology Consultant, International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
- US Regulatory Updates: Finished and Unfinished Business - Jim Tobias, Co-chair, TEITAC and President, Inclusive Technologies
- EU work on accessibility standards - Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, Deputy Head of Unit and Martina Sindelar, Principal Administrator, European Commission
Government should:
- Mainstream disability issues and systematically engage stakeholders;
- Develop and utilise an accessibility ICT procurement toolkit;
- Monitor emerging technologies for accessibility implications;
- Consider accessible ICT within its holistic cultural and professional context;
- Frame procurement requirements in task specific rather than in abstract terms;
- Incorporate accessibility into mainstream standards development for inclusion in industrial and social policies;
- Participate in global negotiations to establish accessibility standards to secure larger markets