International Telecommunication Union JCA-AHF 30 March 2009 WTSA-08 Resolution 70 and ITU-T Cynthia D. Waddell, Juris Doctor Executive Director & Law, Policy & Technology Consultant ICDRI
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InternationalTelecommunicationUnion
JCA-AHF 30 March 2009
WTSA-08 Resolution 70 and ITU-T
Cynthia D. Waddell, Juris DoctorExecutive Director & Law, Policy &
Technology Consultant ICDRI
Committed to Connecting the World
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Overview on Resolution 70- Telecommunication/ICT
Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
Study Group 2, 16 and JCA-AHFStudy Group 2, 16 and JCA-AHF Member States & Sector MembersMember States & Sector Members Director of the Telecommunication Director of the Telecommunication
Standardization Bureau (TSB)Standardization Bureau (TSB) Telecommunication Standardization Telecommunication Standardization
Advisory GroupAdvisory Group
Committed to Connecting the World
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Study Groups & JCA-AHF
Shall Give High Priority to Shall Give High Priority to Accessibility Guidelines in their Accessibility Guidelines in their Work on Relevant QuestionsWork on Relevant Questions
Shall Consider End-user Needs in Shall Consider End-user Needs in Developing Recommendations Developing Recommendations
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Study Groups & JCA-AHF
Apply the Telecommunication Apply the Telecommunication Accessibility Checklist ITU-T F.790Accessibility Checklist ITU-T F.790
Request that Chairmen at start of Request that Chairmen at start of each Study Group meeting remind each Study Group meeting remind participants of the Guide and participants of the Guide and ChecklistChecklist
Emphasize to All Study Groups the Emphasize to All Study Groups the Importance of Universal DesignImportance of Universal Design
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Member States & Sector Members
Consider Developing Guidelines to enhance Consider Developing Guidelines to enhance Accessibility, Compatibility and Usability Accessibility, Compatibility and Usability of Telecommunication/ICT Servicesof Telecommunication/ICT Services
Consider Introducing Telecommunication Consider Introducing Telecommunication Relay ServicesRelay Services
Participate Actively in Accessibility- related Participate Actively in Accessibility- related studies in ITU & Promote Participation by studies in ITU & Promote Participation by Persons with DisabilitiesPersons with Disabilities
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Director of TSB
WTSA-08 Resolution 70 Invites WTSA-08 Resolution 70 Invites Director to Carry Out Eight TasksDirector to Carry Out Eight Tasks
Business Plan is being Developed to Business Plan is being Developed to Carry out the Tasks of Resolution 70Carry out the Tasks of Resolution 70
Tasks Directly Impact ITU-TTasks Directly Impact ITU-T
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Resolution 70 Tasks
WTSA-1WTSA-1 Identify & Document Best Identify & Document Best Practices for Accessibility in the field of Practices for Accessibility in the field of Telecommunication/ICT Telecommunication/ICT
WTSA-2 WTSA-2 Review Accessibility of ITU-T Review Accessibility of ITU-T Services and FacilitiesServices and Facilities
WTSA-3WTSA-3 Work Collaboratively with Work Collaboratively with Directors of BR and BDT concerning Directors of BR and BDT concerning Mainstreaming of Accessibility Standards Mainstreaming of Accessibility Standards and Report to Counciland Report to Council
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Resolution 70 Tasks
WTSA-4WTSA-4 Work Collaboratively with ITU- Work Collaboratively with ITU-D to Develop Programs for Developing D to Develop Programs for Developing Countries to Enable Persons with Countries to Enable Persons with Disabilities to Use Telecommunications Disabilities to Use Telecommunications EffectivelyEffectively
WTSA-5WTSA-5 Work Collaboratively with Work Collaboratively with Other Standardization Bodies to Other Standardization Bodies to Promote Accessibility & Avoid Promote Accessibility & Avoid DuplicationDuplication
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Resolution 70 Tasks
WTSA-6WTSA-6 Work Collaboratively with Work Collaboratively with Disability Organizations in All Regions Disability Organizations in All Regions to Ensure that Needs of Persons with to Ensure that Needs of Persons with Disabilities are Taken Into AccountDisabilities are Taken Into Account
WTSA-7WTSA-7 Consider Development of Consider Development of Internship Program for Persons with Internship Program for Persons with Disabilities who have Expertise in Field Disabilities who have Expertise in Field of ICTsof ICTs
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Resolution 70 Tasks
WTSA-8 WTSA-8 Create a Disability Create a Disability Coordination Point within ITU-T to assist Coordination Point within ITU-T to assist the Director of TSB in Reporting the the Director of TSB in Reporting the Findings of the Review of ITU-T Findings of the Review of ITU-T Services and FacilitiesServices and Facilities
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Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group
Instructed to revise the Guide for ITU Instructed to revise the Guide for ITU Study Groups – Considering end-user Study Groups – Considering end-user needs in developing needs in developing Recommendations to include Needs Recommendations to include Needs of Persons with Disabilitiesof Persons with Disabilities
To update the Guide on a Regular To update the Guide on a Regular Basis Basis
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Speaker Contacts
Cynthia WADDELLCynthia WADDELLExecutive DirectorExecutive DirectorInternational Center for Disability International Center for Disability
Resources on the Internet (ICDRI)Resources on the Internet (ICDRI)E-mail: E-mail: [email protected] Web: Web: www.icdri.org
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