Call for Action and Institutional Response |
Call for Action:
On the occasion of
World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day, 17 May 2008, ITU calls upon all stakeholders (policy makers, regulators,
operators and industry) to raise awareness on the need to adopt policies and
strategies that would meet the ICT needs of people with disabilities by ensuring
that both equipment and services are accessible.
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more about ITU's call for action... |
Institutional Response:
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Telephones/products/accessories with the following features are available by way
of hire under Telstra's Disability Equipment Program: upgrade to a tone dial
telephone; volume control; voice aid; big buttons; hands free; cordless;
extension ringer/alarm; visual signal alert; a range of TTYs; a Braille TTY and
a TTY with a large visual display; computer modems; double adaptors; Holdaphone
and Cochlear Implant Telephone Adaptors. |
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The universal service
obligation includes the obligation to ensure that standard telephone services
are reasonably accessible to all people in Australia on an equitable basis,
wherever they reside or carry on business. This includes people with sight
impairment, hearing impairment and other disabilities. |
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Botswana celebrated
WTISD-08 in a remote village in the Eastern part of Botswana called Tshokwe:
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Independent statutory
body to regulate, license and develop the local ICT industry and manage the
national radio frequency in Brunei Darussalam. AITI helps spread, at the
national level, the messages conveyed by the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) and the United Nations (UN) on the occasion of World
Telecommunication and Information Society Day. |
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Focal point within
the Government of Canada for key partners working to promote the full
participation of Canadians with disabilities in learning, work and community
life. |
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ADIO was created to
provide a window into the Federal Government for the Assistive Technology (AT)
and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Sectors. It also works to ensure that
the Industry Portfolio programs and services are accessible to Canadians with
disabilities. |
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In 2003, European
Year of People with Disabilities, in the implementation of the new Communication
Framework Directive, the "Communication Committee" (COCOM) created the sub-group
"Inclusive Communication" (INCOM), to investigate what relevant actions are
required. This group continues its work, in particular to analyse the issue in
the context of the transposition of the directives at Member States level and
the update of these directives later in 2006. |
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Mauritania's Agency
for the Promotion of Universal Access to Services celebrated the World
Telecommunication and Information Society Day in 2008 with the creation of a
telecenter for persons with disabilities in El Mina.
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Interoperability &
Achieving Digital Inclusion: Microsoft’s Commitment
Word version |
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With the support from
the Office of the Telecommunication Authority, Hong Kong (OFTA), Communications
Association of Hong Kong (CAHK) celebrates WTISD-08 in Hong Kong. |
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Secretariat for the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
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