Annexure-A – Table of ICT Accessibility policies around the world Country Details of Policies URL Applicability Name 1. AUSTRALIA Legislation + Advisory Notes General laws preventing Disability Discrimination Act, 1992 discrimination on World Wide Web Access: Disability grounds of disability. Discrimination Act Advisory Notes Advisory Notes on Web Guide to Minimum Website Standards, Accessibility includes – 2000, Revised April 2003 both Government and Better Practice Guide: Internet Delivery Private Websites. Decisions Maguire v. Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (2000) 2. CANADA Legislation + Task Force+ Government Human Rights Support and liaison with industry Legislations and Web The Employment Equity Act Accessibility Standards Task Force on Access to Information applicable to only for Print-Disabled Canadians government The Canadian Human Rights Act departments, ministries Communications Policy of the and agencies but NOT Government of Canada private organizations. Assistive Devices Industry Office Continuous process (ADIO) improvement and monitoring in place. 3. GERMANY Advanced Legislative Measures Advanced model with Act on Equal Opportunities for legislations covering Disabled Persons both web and other (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz electronic infrastructure. –
Annexure-A – Table of ICT Accessibility policies around the world Country Name Details of Policies URL Applicability 1. AUSTRALIA Legislation + Advisory Notes Disability Discrimination Act, 1992 World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes Guide to Minimum Website Standards, 2000, Revised April 2003 Better Practice Guide: Internet Delivery Decisions Maguire v. Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (2000) General laws preventing discrimination on grounds of disability. Advisory Notes on Web Accessibility – includes both Government and Private Websites. 2. CANADA Legislation + Task Force+ Government Support and liaison with industry The Employment Equity Act Task Force on Access to Information for Print-Disabled Canadians The Canadian Human Rights Act Communications Policy of the Government of Canada Assistive Devices Industry Office (ADIO) Human Rights Legislations and Web Accessibility Standards applicable to only government departments, ministries and agencies but NOT private organizations. Continuous process improvement and monitoring in place. 3. GERMANY Advanced Legislative Measures Act on Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz – Advanced model with legislations covering both web and other electronic infrastructure.
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