Making television accessible
While the availability of broadcasting in terms of coverage is nearly complete, the question now is: How to make television accessible for persons with disabilities?
Geneva, 5 December 2011- ITU releases new report on ‘Making TV Accessible’: How to bring one of the world’s most ubiquitous technologies to the many millions living with audio-visual impairment?
Accessibility – a universal requirement in a world of 7 billion people
An estimated 15 per cent of the world’s population lives with a disability. ITU is striving to ensure that information and communication technologies (ICTs) – and the myriad and multiplying benefits and opportunities they bring - are accessible to all, including those with disabilities. Read more...
Events
Areas of work of ITU on accessibility
- Radiocommunications:
Use of wireless and broadcasting technologies in the benefit of people with disabilities.
- Standards:
Tools to assist standards makers and standards to make audivisual media accessible.
- Development:
Tools to assist countries, guidelines for policy makers and support for project implementation.
- Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability:
The Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability facilitates interaction between relevant bodies, and ensures that ICT accessibility is included in the key debates around Internet Governance in order to build a future where all sectors of the global community have equal access to the Information Society.