Disability at a Glance 2019: Investing in Accessibility in Asia and the Pacific focuses on the importance of increasing investment in accessibility and build an inclusive Asia and Pacific for all.

The Disability:INclusive Workplaces Accessible Technology Procurement Toolkit provides applicants and employees, the digital tools and support they need to thrive in the workforce.​

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible.

This ITU Background Paper has been prepared by the ITU Consultant Mr Dónal Rice in collaboration with ITU-D & ITU-T focal points for ICT Accessibility & in coordination with the ITU Office for Europe.

This Discussion Guide aims to help government and public sector agencies at all levels integrate accessible information and communication technologies (ICT) into their policies and practices.

This discussion guide will help education ministries and school systems lead better discussions with technology vendors about accessibility and digital inclusion..

Increasingly, schools, school systems, and education ministries worldwide are investing in technology for their classrooms and learners..

The "Digital Industry Snapshot – Website Quality Trends in the Australian Finance Industry" report which reviewed over 20,000 pages of the 50 largest Australian banking companies revealed that 9 out of 10 of these financial companies are doing poorly...

NDIS recently awarded the Information on Disability Education and Awareness Services a $3.17 million-dollar grant to further support its delivery ofl information support services across Australia.

This article discusses why private companies and governments agencies in Japan are increasingly utilizing telecommuting or the use of information and mobile telecommunications technology in the workplace and how this trend is helping workers with dis...

Australia's Digital Transformation Agency is closely monitoring more than AU$10 million-worth of programs that are currently undertaken by government agencies such as the Bureau of Meteorology, Human Services, Education, Finance, Defence, the Bureau ...

Ohio Gov. Kasich signed an executive order that will prioritize supportive technology when evaluating the needs of persons with disabilities.

The ICT in Turkey 2017 report by Deloitte Turkey and the Informatics Industry Association shows that the ICT sector in the country is worth $32 billion in 2017, an 18.2% increase from the previous year.

Like many other areas of society, courts and justice systems are increasingly turning to technology for cost savings and to be more efficient. These digital transformations are directly related to inclusion and access to justice for persons with disa...

From May 27 to June 2, 2018, during its National AccessAbility Week, Canada is promoting inclusion and accessibility in communities and workplaces, and is celebrating the contributions of Canadians with disabilities

In preparation for the Second Senior Officials Meeting for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2018, APEC member countries discussed how they are using digital technologies to address challenges facing people living with disabilities in their countries...

As part of its $22.3-million Accessible Technology Program, the Government of Canada is investing more than $3 million to help more Canadians with disabilities fully participate in the digital economy with the use of assistive technologies. ...

Aira has made AT&T its global data provider in expanding its service to Australia, Canada and the U.K for customers who are blind or partially sighted who want to use the Aira smart glasses.

A report indicates that the UK’s digital tech sector is accelerating faster with a 4.5% growth than the rest of the economy with only 1.7% increase in its GDP.

Semtech and Comcast are co-sponsoring City Innovate's Startup in Residence or STIR program aimed at guiding city government agencies in developing and deploying IoT user-centered products and services such as parking congestion reduction, waste manag...

The Kenya ICT ministry is launching a centralized platform for the procurement of ICT goods and services by all government ministries and state corporations to standardize ICT equipment, avoid duplication, and foster cost-effectiveness.

The NSW Government has announced its new buy.nsw procurement platform that will serve as marketplace for buying and selling cloud software, cloud hosting and infrastructure, and cloud support.

The Bank of America Corp. is partnering with the Metrolina Association for the Blind to fund the installation of hundreds of iBeacons that provides spoken descriptions of the surrounding environment and will help bank clients who are non or partially...

The leaders of Japan, People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea expressed their commitment towards increasing the level and quality of economic and social participation of persons with disabilities through the exchange and sharing of assi...

The City of Melbourne, through its Open Innovation Competition, has selected five finalists which have developed innovative solutions such as an accessible map, a navigation system, and a business accessibility rating tool aimed at making the city ac...

The procurement dependency To state the obvious, nearly every organization, public and private, is entrenched in the use of ICT in many aspects of their business activities. With few exceptions, organizations have neither the resources nor the impet...

Standardisation is said to be ”a sure way to lose friends and put family asleep”. Sometimes it can seem like a thankless task, but when being involved in the development of the EN-standard on accessible ICT, I think most of us felt we were really mak...

According to Brazil’s 2010 census, there are 45 million persons with disabilities in the country, or 23.9% of population. This week the government of Brazil is taking some unique steps to raise awareness about the accessibility of technology and the ...

This short, concise guide was written as part of the Smart Cities for All project, but the content is relevant for any group (including national governments and other organizations) interested...

As countries began to ratify the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD), there was a clear need for resources that would help with the implementation of the....

This short, concise guide was written as part of the Smart Cities for All project, but the content applies very broadly for any group that is interested in implementing ICT accessibility....