{"id":16,"date":"2025-10-03T14:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-accessibility-for-all\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:43:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-accessibility-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"ituBanner bg smallheight\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer \">\n            <img src=https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-accessibility-for-all\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/10\/Banner_1014674930.jpeg alt=\"Background decorative image\" \/>\n            <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                <div class=\"content\" data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h1 white\">Digital Accessibility<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"addInfo\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n            <div class=\"introduction\" data-span=\"8\">\n                <div>\n                <p style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">\n                    To achieve digital accessibility, ICTs should not only be available and affordable, but also accessible, which means designed to meet the needs and abilities of all people\u00a0\u2013 including those with disabilities. Adopting an intersectional approach, the Telecommunication Development Bureau&#8217;s\u00a0ICT\/digital accessibility work encompasses key\u00a0activities, events, tools, and resources to strengthen capacities and enhance inclusive communication, building a prosperous digital future for all.                <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <p class=\"btnIntro\">\n                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-inclusion-accessibility-for-all\/highlights\/in-focus\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                            Explore the Highlights                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"ituCard\" >\n                        <div class=\"content quickLinksItem\">\n                            <h2 class=\"h5\">Digital accessibility enables digital inclusion and ensures inclusive communication for all people \u2013 regardless of their gender, age, ability or location.<\/h2>\n                                                                <p>\n        <a href=\"Url link\" class=\"quickLinkcolor\" >\n                    <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our commitment continues simultaneously with engagement in joint UN efforts and relevant initiatives<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Strengthening disability inclusion across trade and development\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5ay5kd9c6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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ITU mandate, resolutions and global commitments<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer tabHeader grid nogap\">\n                            <div class=\"ituCard alt tabTitle\" data-span=\"4\" data-target=\"0\">\n                    ITU Mandate and Resolutions                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ituCard tabTitle\" data-span=\"4\" data-target=\"1\">\n                    UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS)                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"ituCard tabTitle\" data-span=\"4\" data-target=\"2\">\n                    Other Global Commitments                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n            <div class=\"ituTabsContent\">\n                                    <div class=\"tabContent \" data-tab=\"0\">\n                        &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/council\/planning\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITU Strategic Goal No. 2<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Sustainable Digital Transformation \u2013 by 2030: Foster equitable and inclusive use of\u00a0telecommunications\/ICTs to empower people and societies for sustainable\u00a0development.<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/council\/planning\/Pages\/default.aspx\">I<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/council\/Documents\/basic-texts-2023\/RES-071-E.pdf\">TU Target 2.1 <\/a>All digital gaps to be bridged (in particular gender, age and urban\/rural).<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/council\/Documents\/basic-texts-2023\/RES-175-E.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITU PP\u00a0Resolution 175 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Telecommunication\/information and communication technology accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/11\/090-E.pdf#page=306\">ITU-D WTDC Resolution 58 (Rev. Baku, 2025)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Telecommunication\/information and communication technology accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/dms_pub\/itu-t\/opb\/res\/T-RES-T.70-2024-PDF-E.pdf\">ITU-T WTSA Resolution 70 (Rev. New Delhi,\u00a02024)\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; Telecommunication\/information and communication technology accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs <br>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/pub\/R-RES-R.67-2-2023\"> ITU-R Resolution 67-2 (2023)<\/a> &#8211; Telecommunication\/ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tabContent visually-hidden\" data-tab=\"1\">\n                        &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/content\/disabilitystrategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nation Disability Inclusive Strategy<\/a>\u00a0(2019)<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/disabilitystrategy\/sgreport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN Secretary-General\u2019s report on the implementation of the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/a>\u00a0(2020)<br>&#8211; WSIS Session &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/net4\/wsis\/forum\/2020\/Agenda\/Session\/137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN coll\u200baborative efforts towards SDGs, CRPD and UNDIS implementation in Digital Accessibility\u200b\u200b<\/a>&#8220;\u200b (2020)\u200b                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tabContent visually-hidden\" data-tab=\"2\">\n                        &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN\u00a0Convention on the Ri\u200bghts of Persons with Disabilities<\/a>\u00a0(CRPD) \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/hrbodies\/crpd\/pages\/crpdindex.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRPD Committee<\/a>\u00a0<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/social\/main.jsp?catId=1202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Accessibility Act<\/a>\u00a0(EAA)                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <script>\n        document.addEventListener(\n            'DOMContentLoaded',\n            () => {\n                const tabs = document.querySelectorAll('.tabTitle');\n                const tabsContent = document.querySelectorAll('.tabContent');\n                tabs.forEach(tab => {\n                    tab.addEventListener('click', () => {\n                        tabs.forEach(tab => {\n                            tab.classList.remove('alt');\n                        });\n                        tab.classList.add('alt');\n                        tabsContent.forEach(tabContent => {\n                            tabContent.classList.add('visually-hidden');\n                        });\n                        const target = tab.getAttribute('data-target');\n                        const tabContent = document.querySelector(`[data-tab=\"${target}\"]`);\n                        tabContent.classList.remove('visually-hidden');\n                    });\n                });\n            })\n    <\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our commitment continues simultaneously with engagement in joint UN efforts and relevant initiatives Strengthening disability inclusion across trade and development ICT\/digital accessibility: The key to achieving a digitally inclusive world (English captioned) Also available with captions in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. 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