the communications accessibility team in the Department of Communications in the Arts. The submission provides an overview of some of the challenges faced in Australia and responses to them. It includes information on Australian activities and some best practice examples. This contribution highlights challenges facing people with a disability in accessing the Internet, such as affordability, Internet bandwidth requirements to some applications, and accessibility of online content. It also emphasizes the importance of shared responsibility for addressing barriers to Internet access for people with a disability among government, industry, and other stakeholders, as well as a need to empower individuals. Australian submission reflects on domestic actions, such as the Web accessibility national transition strategy, Australia's natural relay service, which won an award last week in Dubai, relevant domestic legislation including the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the Web guidelines version 2.0 we just heard about, and the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Australia believes that addressing the barriers to Internet access for people with a disability is a shared response, carries not only by government, but also by industry and other stakeholders across all sectors of society. Australia considers that governments some establish strong policy and legal frameworks and robust institutions, open and competitive markets, and essential infrastructure to support the development of solutions. Governments can also bring together stakeholders across the community and encourage cooperation and innovation to develop solutions. I'd just like to bring one element of this submission to people's attention. It's a recent initiative as part of the government's National Disability Insurance Scheme. It goes to accessibility. The National Disability Insurance Scheme provides Australia N born with a disability before the age of 65 with support of a better life. The scheme provides access to communications devices, both mainstream and assistive technology. It it also informs and empowers people with a disability to choose the technology that best suits their needs. It aims to stimulate innovation and solution development within industry and plays a role in capturing information and collaborating with researchers. Thank you, chairman. >> CHAIR: Thank you very much, Australia, for this valuable contribution in sharing the national experience with respect to many of the programs domestic actions with regard to accessibility. I would like to open the floor for any comments thank you very much. I know that there is a remote request, but
the communications accessibility team in the Department of Communications in the Arts. The submission provides an overview of some of the challenges faced in Australia and responses to them. It includes information on Australian activities and some best practice examples. This contribution highlights challenges facing people with a disability in accessing the Internet, such as affordability, Internet bandwidth requirements to some applications, and accessibility of online content. It also emphasizes the importance of shared responsibility for addressing barriers to Internet access for people with a disability among government, industry, and other stakeholders, as well as a need to empower individuals. Australian submission reflects on domestic actions, such as the Web accessibility national transition strategy, Australia's natural relay service, which won an award last week in Dubai, relevant domestic legislation including the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the Web guidelines version 2.0 we just heard about, and the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Australia believes that addressing the barriers to Internet access for people with a disability is a shared response, carries not only by government, but also by industry and other stakeholders across all sectors of society. Australia considers that governments some establish strong policy and legal frameworks and robust institutions, open and competitive markets, and essential infrastructure to support the development of solutions. Governments can also bring together stakeholders across the community and encourage cooperation and innovation to develop solutions. I'd just like to bring one element of this submission to people's attention. It's a recent initiative as part of the government's National Disability Insurance Scheme. It goes to accessibility. The National Disability Insurance Scheme provides Australia N born with a disability before the age of 65 with support of a better life. The scheme provides access to communications devices, both mainstream and assistive technology. It it also informs and empowers people with a disability to choose the technology that best suits their needs. It aims to stimulate innovation and solution development within industry and plays a role in capturing information and collaborating with researchers. Thank you, chairman. >> CHAIR: Thank you very much, Australia, for this valuable contribution in sharing the national experience with respect to many of the programs domestic actions with regard to accessibility. I would like to open the floor for any comments thank you very much. I know that there is a remote request, but