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  1. 9th Annual Internet Governance ForumSeptember 2nd – 5th 2014 Istanbul, Turkey Joint G3ICT/DCAD WorkshopMulti-Stakeholders Engagement: Imperative for Web AccessibilitySeptember 2nd 2014Presentation by Mr Gerard Ellis Participation of persons with disabilities in standards development activities 1

  2. Populations • World Bank / World Health Organisation 1 Billion people in the world experience disability • European Disability Forum 80 Million people with disabilities in Europe • Irish Census 2011 At least 500,000 people with disabilities in Ireland 2

  3. Spending Power • Fifth Quadrant Analytics • 2013 "Global Economics of Disability" Report • 1.3 Billion people with disabilities • 2.2 Billion friends and families • Control 8 Trillion Dollars annually 3

  4. If No Standards • Standards Often seen as stifling Innovation • Air Transport • Telecommunications and ICTs • Business Management and ITIL • Springboard for Innovations, Not Barrier 4

  5. Benefits of Standards • Open Up National and International Markets • Common Criteria Against Which to Measure, Thus Manage • Defence Against Litigation • Make Skills Transferable 5

  6. Standards and People with disabilities • W3C WCAG 2.0 = ISO/IEC 40500:2012 • Adobe PDF Ref. V1.7 = ISO 3200-1:2008 • PDF/UA = ISO 14289-1:2012 • Total communications • European Directive on Accessibility of Public Web Sites 6

  7. Universal Design UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Include Stakeholders from the Earliest Stage Possible Economic Benefits Social Benefits All of Society Gains 7

  8. ISO/IEC Guide 71 and CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 Original Guide in 2001 3 Year Review JTAG and SAGA Current Public Comment Period Publication in October/November 2014 Joint ITU/ISO/IEC/CEN/CENELEC Publication 8

  9. Thank youMr Gerard Ellisgerry.ellis@feelthebenefit.com 9

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