2020

National Technical Guidelines on e-Accessibility for the Arab Region

The present report provides an overview of the status of e-accessibility at the global level in view of CRPD and the 2030 Agenda, and assesses the work of various countries in promoting e-accessibility and digital inclusion of persons with disabilities. It also provides country rankings in terms of their commitment to international agreements on involving people with disability in public life without discrimination, and harnessing technology to integrate them in society and  reviews the achievements made by the European Union at the legislative level, and the implementation of international principles and guidelines.

In addition, it examines the commitment and current status of digital accessibility in the Arab region, and efforts by member States to include persons with disabilities and concludes with technical guideline templates on e-accessibility adoption in the Arab region.