Legislation Laws, Regulations and Policies

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Travel Travel information

International Laws, Regulations and Policies

UNITED NATIONS TREATIES

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – The UNCRPD is a comprehensive international human rights treaty that is intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. It has been ratified to date by 177 countries. Article 9 of the CRPD titled ‘Accessibility’ recognizes the rights of people with disabilities to full participation, including access to information and communications, including information and communities, technologies and systems. Read more about the CRPD along with it’s full text here – www.un.org/development

WIPO – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations Agency adopted a landmark treaty in June 2013 to advance the right to read for people who are blind or otherwise print-disabled. The treaty which is officially known as the ‘Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabled’eliminated copyright barriers for those who need alternative accessible formats to standard print published information. Read more about the Marrakesh Treaty here – www.wipo.int/

Country Information on Laws and Policies

ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA

BRAZIL

Brazilian accessibility mandates

CANADA

Provincial Laws and Policies

Ontario

Manitoba

Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA)

Nova Scotia

CZECH REPUBLIC

Accessibility decree on information for public websites

DENMARK

Web Accessibility Act 2018

EUROPEAN UNION

FINLAND

Act on Electronic Services and Communications in the Public Sector
Principles for the design and implementation of public administration web services

FRANCE

Law on Equal Rights and Opportunities, Participation and Citizenship of Persons with Disabilities
Law for a digital republic (Article 106)

GERMANY

Law on equality of persons with disabilities
Federal Ordinance on Barrier Free Technology

HOLLAND

Dutch Government Web Accessibility Guidelines

HONG KONG

Guidelines on Dissemination of Information through Government Websites

ICELAND

Regulation on universal design of information and communication technology

INDIA

IRELAND

JAPAN

Basic Act on the Formation of an Advanced Information and Telecommunications Networks Society

NORWAY

Regulations on accessibility and travel

NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand Government web accessibility standard

PHILIPPINES

Accessible website design guidelines

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Korean web accessibility content guidelines

TAIWAN

National Communications Commission web accessibility guidelines

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED STATES