View User NameIAAPLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/international-association-of-accessibility-professionals/ Organization NameInternational Association of Accessibility ProfessionalsOrganization Websitehttps://www.accessibilityassociation.org/ Resources Description G3ict has developed their new information portal for the public procurement of accessible Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The new portal features curated resources, as well as news and blog articles on the topic of public procurement and digital inclusion. Key to embedding accessibility within an organization, is the use of the Accessibility Maturity Model, developed by global businesses such as GSK, Barclays, Atos, Shell and KPMG working with the Business Disability Forum. Results of a series of international roundtable discussions exploring success stories, challenges, and need for capacity building. Set of six model policies to help governments worldwide comply with the technology aspects of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Business Disability Forum resource library is a unique source of accurate, authoritative and up-to-date information on business and disability. It provides a wealth of practical advice to help you support your disabled employees and serve disabled customers. All resources are included in our Partner offer. Many are included for Members with the rest available to purchase at a Member discount. Please do get in touch if you are interested in finding out more.The course provides proficiency in developing and installing audio navigation using Recommendation ITU-T F.921: Audio-Based Indoor and Outdoor Network Navigation System for Persons with Vision Impairment. This course includes an introduction to vision impairment and scrutinizes the steps required to design, implement and manage an audio-based navigation system for persons with vision impairment. The guide showcases a model procurement policy and provides a step-by-step checklist for adopting it. It helps cities adopt a policy that requires any ICT purchases be accessible to persons with disabilities and older persons. The resources on the Accessibility Switchboard Portal are designed to include actionable intelligence that is based on proven success stories (case studies) provided by the community of practice members and related initiatives. The guides build on past work in the field of access to technology by including pointers to existing books, websites, webinars, online training courses, and other resources. The Technology Taskforce is a group of individuals from leading UK and global organisations, working together, to improve the use of inclusive design and accessible technology. The Taskforce provides tools, best practice, networking opportunities and technology industry influence to help organizations to create and deploy more accessible technology.
