ITU Telecom World 2009 In Review 2009 Geneva 5-9 October we to help them understand why industries make accessibility a priority and the business reason for doing it? –– Which areas of ICT accessibility and assistive technologies applications have the greatest potential to bring tangible benefits to persons with dis-abilities at an affordable cost? –– What are assistive technologies and what do they do? –– What is Daisy and how does it can help disseminate health information to the poor and to persons with disabilities? –– How does assistive technology like Daisy help in combating against AIDS in developing countries? –– What is gaze controlled (assistive) technology and why is this technology important for people with disabilities? What can be done to promote the use of gaze-controlled technology worldwide?”–– What are the challenges for persons with disabilities when we switch for, analogue to digital TV Summary of moderator’s statement Setting the scene for the session, the Moderator began with a video provided by one of the panelists featuring a quadriplegic man, whose life was dramati-cally changed with aide of assistive technology. Assistive technology let him lead a more independent and fulfilling life. This set the tone for the panelists to begin answering and giving their views to the questions above. Summary of debate Accessibility is a factor that has to be considered by the industry, and more importantly, with the new trend of EL technology so providing health care in-formation, care to a patient at home and in hospitals wherever they are. And accessibility is one of the key factors because most of the patients who need help may have disabilities. The technology which enables persons with severe mobility problems like ce-rebral palsy or a high spinal break and where a person can only use their eyes to access ICTs was portrayed. The number of people who could benefit from this type of assistive technology is estimated at being in the millions, globally. 144 Forum Summary Report