Making Mobile Phones and Services Accessible
The first ever exclusive international mobile accessibility event was held in Washington DC on 5 and 6 December 2011. The event co-organized by ITU and FCC and facilitated by G3ict, featured speakers from around the world and across sectors. The Joint Administrator of the Universal Service Obligation Fund of India also shared details of how the USOF in India is promoting access to ICT for the disabled in India using USOF funds.
Amongst the highlights of the event was the publication on ' Making Mobile Phones and Services Accessible for Persons with Disabilities ', a joint report of ITU-G3ict. The report contains a foreword, eleven chapters, a bibliography and glossary with contributions from Deepti Bharthur, Lakshmi Haridas, Axel Leblois, Pranav Lal, Peter Looms, Nirmita Narasimhan, Roopakshi Pathania, Deva Prasad, Mukesh Sharma and Susan Schorr.
- Download the report PDF document, 1401 kB (1435475 bytes)
Apart from this, three other publications were distributed in the event:
- e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities
- Making Television Accessible and
- Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities
Links to download these reports are on the event page.