Work with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the blind of the world are able to access accessible, electronic works regardless of income status STATUS: Strategic Objective 2: Promoting access to low and high technology solution for blind and partially sighted persons, including full access to consumer and household goods Objective Leader: Sachin Pavithran INITIATIVE # 1: Accessibility of autonomous and self driving vehicles (Note that this initiative to be undertaken in partnership with the Access to the Environment Working Group and Initiative # 3.3.2) ACTION PLAN Advancements in the development and production of highly autonomous and fully autonomous vehicles has increased rapidly in recent years. As blind and partially sighted persons could come to rely heavily on these vehicles, it is vitally important that we be included early in the policy and recommendation making process to ensure that we can fully utilize these vehicles when they become available. Blind and partially sighted persons need to be a big part of the conversation and development happening on this front Engage stakeholders in the auto industry who are currently developing these technologies Keep abreast of the policy initiatives happening in governments to ensure that accessibility is included as a priority when standards and regulations are being developed STATUS:
Work with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the blind of the world are able to access accessible, electronic works regardless of income status STATUS: Strategic Objective 2: Promoting access to low and high technology solution for blind and partially sighted persons, including full access to consumer and household goods Objective Leader: Sachin Pavithran INITIATIVE # 1: Accessibility of autonomous and self driving vehicles (Note that this initiative to be undertaken in partnership with the Access to the Environment Working Group and Initiative # 3.3.2) ACTION PLAN Advancements in the development and production of highly autonomous and fully autonomous vehicles has increased rapidly in recent years. As blind and partially sighted persons could come to rely heavily on these vehicles, it is vitally important that we be included early in the policy and recommendation making process to ensure that we can fully utilize these vehicles when they become available. Blind and partially sighted persons need to be a big part of the conversation and development happening on this front Engage stakeholders in the auto industry who are currently developing these technologies Keep abreast of the policy initiatives happening in governments to ensure that accessibility is included as a priority when standards and regulations are being developed STATUS:
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