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Encourage Governments, industry, Academy and other stakeholders to promote ICT accessibility in order to create fair and equal opportunities for ALL citizens (Persons with Disabilities, Women and Girls, the Elderly, Indigenous and others that are still unserved) and support a regional development agenda by treating ICT accessibility as a cross-cutting development issue. Target Goal: Achieve equitable communications for everyone!
The event aims at attracting active participants from the following segments in the Americas Region: Academia, Civil Society, Policy Makers, Regulators, Industry, and Content, applications and device developers.
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Agenda [EN][ES]Informative Note [EN] [ES]Invitation Letter [EN] [ES]RegistrationSpeakersExecutive training on ICT Accessibility [EN] [ES]
Good practices in ICT accessibility and main results of the Accessible America V [EN] [ES]
ITU announces the winners of its 2018 Regional Competition for Latin America and the Caribbean “Mobile Applications for Accessibility” in partnership with SAMSUNG Brazil and SIDI
Accessible Americas: Sao Paulo, Brazil: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Americas/Pages/EVENTS/2014/1112-BR-Accssblty.aspx
Accessible Americas II, Medellín, Colombia: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Americas/Pages/EVENTS/2015/1104-CO-2ndAcce.aspx
Accessible Americas III, Mexico, Mexico: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Americas/Pages/EVENTS/2016/15526.aspx
Accessible Americas IV, San Jose, Costa Rica: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/Americas/Pages/EVENTS/2017/16948.aspx
ITU Accessibility Fund: http://www.itu.int/en/action/accessibility/Pages/accessibilityFund.aspx
Model ICT Accessibility Policy Report: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Digital-Inclusion/Persons-with-Disabilities/Documents/ICT%20Accessibility%20Policy%20Report.pdf
Making Television Accessible Report: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/sis/PwDs/Documents/ITU-G3ict%20Making_TV_Accessible_Report_November_2011.pdf
Making Mobile Phones and Services accessible for PwD: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/sis/PwDs/Documents/Mobile_Report.pdf
The ICT opportunity for a Disability-Inclusive Development Framework: http://www.itu.int/en/action/accessibility/Pages/hlmdd2013.aspx
Ana Veneroso Programme Administrator Tel: (+55 61) 2312-2730 ana.veneroso@itu.int
Roxana Widmer-Iliescu Senior Programme Officer Tel: (+41 22) 730-5474roxana.widmer-iliescu@itu.int
