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Asia-Pacific Regional Program on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons
with Disabilities 25-27 August 2009 Bangkok, Thailand
Overview of Public Procurement in Promoting ICT Accessibility
Cynthia Waddell, Executive Director International Center for Disability
Resources on the Internet
Session 11 Workshop Highlights
Introduction to Public Procurement of Accessible ICTs
Accessible ICT Mandates Procurement Policies Roadmap for Procurement
Legislation Accessible Procurement Toolkits Resources
Introduction to Public Procurement of Accessible ICTs
Public Procurement is the process used by public agencies to acquire goods, services, works and other supplies
The procurement of accessible ICTs, as a social justice vehicle, is a modern development in government contract agreements
Introduction to Public Procurement of Accessible ICTs
Governments use public procurement policies to achieve socio-economic goals in at least five ways: 1) To stimulate national economic activity 2) To protect against foreign competition 3) To improve competition in certain
economic sectors
Introduction to Public Procurement of Accessible ICTs
Governments use public procurement policies to achieve socio-economic goals in at least five ways: (cont’d) 4) To remedy regional disparities, and 5) To achieve specific social policy
goals
Introduction to Public Procurement of Accessible ICTs
Three pre-requisites for Accessible ICTs Accessible Design- Accessibility has to
be built into mainstream products and services, preferably at inception
Availability- Accessible products and services must be offered to users
Affordability- Price for access to products and services cannot be prohibitive
Four Steps in Procurement Process of Accessible ICTs
Step 1: Request for Tenders Example of Tender Language for
Accessible ICTs Step 2: Assessment of Vendors &
Tenders Tools for Evaluating Vendors & their
Accessibility Solution
Four Steps in Procurement Process of Accessible ICTs
Step 3: Product Development or Customization, Implementation and Evaluation Example of User Testing Requirement
Step 4: Ongoing Maintenance & Product upgrades for Accessibility Example of Contract Language
Accessible ICT Mandates
World Summit on Information Society Geneva Plan of Action (2003) Tunis Agenda (2005)
UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Definitions and Articles 4, 9, 31, 32, & 35
National Laws & Policies
UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
National Procurement Policies
Even if a State does not have procurement legislation for accessible ICTs, there are at least 10 public policy mechanisms that can be utilized: Examples from Request for Tenders
Process and Conditions for Delivery Industry Accessible ICT Design
Standards
Procurement Legislation
Australia Japan United States Hungary Lithuania
Roadmap for Procurement Legislation
If you have no procurement policies or legislation, we will look at 15 steps in the Roadmap for Procurement Legislation
Steps can be adjusted due to the unique legal, governmental and institutional structures in your State
Best Practices-Accessible Procurement Toolkits
Canada Ireland United States
Best Practices- Accessible Procurement Toolkits
Procurers of Accessible ICT Benefit from the Use of Procurement Toolkits
Toolkits help procurers to understand accessibility and write effective Requests for Tenders
Best Practices- Accessible Procurement Toolkits
Procurers of Accessible ICT Benefit from the Use of Procurement Toolkits (cont’d)
Toolkits assist in meeting legislation and/or public policy requirements and
Toolkits help procurers to set accessibility requirements for products and services
Resources Workshop Bibliography includes ITU/G3ict Policy Maker Toolkit on
eAccessibility & Service Needs for Persons with Disabilities
Handbook for Parliamentarians on the ConventionFree online at www.un.org/disabilities
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Contact
Cynthia Waddell, Juris DoctorExecutive Director and Law, Policy and Technology Subject Matter Expert, International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
Senior Consultant to ITU on AccessibilityE-mail: [email protected]