2. Digital accessibility
Ignorance or neglect of the needs of people with disabilities has led to a number of abuses in the way the digital world is conceived.
It's not just about websites, even though we're lagging far behind in this area: despite the first regulations dating back to 2005 in France, it's estimated that only 4% to 10% of French websites, whether for private companies or public services, are accessible to all types of population and in all circumstances. And the same observation could be made all over the world: the Web is, for the most part, inaccessible to people with disabilities. This has direct consequences in terms of exclusion and discrimination, for all acts of daily life, as well as participation in society.
The gap can be seen in all areas of digital technology: equipment (computers, nomadic devices, virtual reality headsets, interactive...
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Bibliography
- (1) - OMS - Grille d'analyse de la CIF. - https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/icf-checklist
- (2) - OMS - Rapport mondial sur l'équité en santé pour les personnes handicapées....
Standards and norms
- Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services. - ETSI EN 301 549 -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2. - World Wide Web Consortium -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0. - World Wide Web Consortium -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : User-agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0. - World Wide Web...
Regulations
United Nations: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, whose purpose is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
Law no. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005 on equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship for people with disabilities....
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