Toolkit for Policy Makers (G3ICT)

This is a joint project of G3ICT (the UN's Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies) and ITU (International Telecommunications Union).  It developed a toolkit to aid policy makers in recognizing, understanding, and promoting the need for accessible technologies.

The UN's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, written in 2008, specifically includes information technology in its definition of Accessibility. For country legislators and regulators implementing the dispositions of the Convention on ICT accessibility is a complex endeavor.  To facilitate the development of policies and strategies addressing ICT accessibility and service needs of people with disabilities, G3ict and ITU announced their joint development of a “Toolkit for Policy Makers," which was recently adopted as an RtF project as well.           

Designed as a global on-line platform, the toolkit provides practical resources and references for policy makers.  A much needed bridge between the many areas of ICT applications covered by the dispositions of the Convention on accessibility and the fast evolving world of accessible and assistive information technology.   

For RtF, G3ict and all their participants, this is an important project: translating the dispositions of the Convention into a practical roadmap supported by documented good practices.  In this endeavour we are looking forward to promoting further international cooperation, existing standards, and to constitute a common body of knowledge and experience really useful to all stakeholders involved in ICT accessibility and assistive technologies. We are all grateful for the opportunity and welcome all volunteering organizations and individual experts in this important endeavour.  

For more information see the e-Accessibility Policy Toolkit for Persons with Disabilities