ICT Accessibilty Workshop in South Korea

By Scott Rains on October 23, 2009 6:49 PM | 0 Comments

A United Nations-backed gathering in the Republic of Korea wrapped up [October 15] calling for improved access to Internet and mobile phone technologies, among others, for some 400 million persons with disabilities living in the Asia-Pacific region. The three-day workshop, jointly organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), recommended new guidelines to improve access to information and communication technology (ICT) for persons with disabilities in the region.

"ICTs, when used effectively, have the potential to empower people with disabilities to lead active, independent and productive lives," said Hyeun-Suk Rhee, Director of the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT).

Bringing together policy-makers from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam, the workshop provided training in enhancing ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities.

Source:
http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsoct28.html

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