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Accessible ICT: International Trends and Implications for World Bank Operations

This article explores the importance of accessible ICT in achieving inclusive development and the social inclusion of people with disabilities. It discusses the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the role of ICT in promoting accessibility. The article also highlights the need for national coordination, standardization, affordability, and identifying low hanging fruit to improve accessible ICT.

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Accessible ICT: International Trends and Implications for World Bank Operations

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  1. Accessible ICT: International Trends and Implications for World Bank Operations Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo Senior Operations Officer The World Bank

  2. The CRPD • It presents a comprehensive and pragmatic framework for achieving inclusive development. • With it’s inclusive development mandate it stands to trigger the social inclusion of people with disabilities into mainstream society. • Today development practices by and large exclude people with disabilities. C McClain-Nhlapo, 12/04/08

  3. An International Benchmark • Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities • Art. 4 General obligations • Art. 9 Accessibility • Art. 21 Freedom of expression, opinion and access to information • Art. 32 International Cooperation • 14 out of the 32 non procedural articles are linked to ICT applications. C McClain-Nhlapo, 12/04/08

  4. The CRPD • Entered into force on the 3 May • 41 ratifications • 136 signatories • It presents a panoply of civil, political, cultural, economic and social rights. • And codifies these Human Rights norms using a disability lens. C McClain-Nhlapo, 12/04/08

  5. UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) • CRPD in force May 3, 2008; signed by 136 countries, ratified by 41countries Ratified CRPD and protocol Ratified CRPD Signed CRPD and protocol Signed CRPD Not Signed Source: http://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/maps/enablemap.jpgas of August 20, 2008 C McClain-Nhlapo, 12/04/08

  6. Accessibility • It both a vehicle as well as an objective of the CRPD. • It is also increasingly an issue in law review and reform. • It is both a principle and a right in the CRPD. • Is an essential tool for the inclusion of people with disabilities. C McClain-Nhlapo, 12/04/08

  7. At a national level • There are as few as 39 UN Member States that have adopted non-discrimination or equal opportunity legislation that is disability specific. • And even fewer have put in place any guidelines or regulatory frameworks to promote accessible ICT. • Often implementation is patchy. C McClain-Nhlapo, 12/04/08

  8. Way forward. • National coordination • Standardization for accessible ICT • Address the issue of Affordability • Identify low hanging fruit. C McClain-Nhlapo, 12/04/08

  9. Conclusion • Accessible ICT is a gateway to other rights in the CRPD. • Accessible ICT is not a luxury it is a right for people with disabilities. C McClain-Nhlapo, 12/04/08

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