Case Study Details - The EDISON Alliance - 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. it includes case studies of e-accessibility in Qatar and Jordan

Impact / Outcome

In the Oman case study, for example, tourist sites and hotels are marketed by major booking services as having the best equipped facilities worldwide for both physical and digital accessibility. The Oman e-government portal, Omanuna, includes all e-services provided for the public in an accessible fashion with links to 285 e-services and 168 accessible forms. It also includes a dedicated page on accessibility that defines the term, with a link to the accessibility policy. In addition, the page provides a list of accessibility guidelines, features and shortcuts derived from WCAG standards to assist users and persons with disabilities.

Funding sources

Public/Private

Key Metrics

Developing or improving national technical guidelines on e-accessibility