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Publications & Reports 
The Accessibility Imperative
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"The Accessibility Imperative" is the first attempt made to present in one comprehensive volume the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in matters of accessibility to Information and Communication Technologies. The Convention at large - and more specifically its Article 9 - creates the first universal framework specifically addressing these issues which affect over 600,000,000 persons living with disabilities worldwide. This book was developed based upon the proceedings of the first Global Forum of the G3ict, the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on March 26, 2007. It presents the perspective of multiple stakeholders from all regions of the world and from a variety of backgrounds: industry, policy makers, international institutions, academia, and non-governmental organizations representing persons living with disabilities. Additional editorial content was contributed to G3ict and included in this first edition from meetings held in Russia, Korea, and the United States during the Spring of 2007. With 129 countries having signed the Convention as of May 2008, the scope of legislative and regulatory work which will take place over the next few years in matters of ICT accessibility is considerable. This first edition will be the first reference made available to policy makers and their many constituents to facilitate the process of identifying the best path towards effective implementation of the Convention.
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The Accessibility Imperative: DAISY Format
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The downloadable file is an audio version of "The Accessible Imperative", which conforms to DAISY/NISO standards (Digital Talking Book). This edition is accessible to visually-impaired or otherwise print-disabled persons.
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Web Accessibility at General Electric
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Preety Kumar, Founder, President, and CEO of Deque Systems, Inc., discusses the significance of web accessibility and how General Electric recognized the necessity of accessible techniques in regards to making Web sites accessible to persons with disabilities.
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Finding the Gaps: A Comparative Analysis of Disability Laws in the United States to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
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"Finding the Gaps: A Comparative Analysis of Disability Laws in the United States to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" was written by John Vaughn, the Chairperson of the National Council on Disability. The purpose of this paper is to help the NCD, and others, better understand how the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, if ratified by the United States, might impact U.S. disability laws by examining the degree to which U.S. law is consistent with the CRPD. The paper endeavors to analyze the issue in the way a treaty monitoring body would - to see if any area within federal law contravenes the Convention and/or whether there are gaps where legislation or practice might be introduced or reformed to ensure compliance.
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Making a Difference: A Quarterly Magazine of the Georgia Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
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This Spring 2008 issue of "Making a Difference" features a wide range of articles including one about the 10th Annual Disability Day where over 2,000 people came to hear Ambassador Luis Gallegos, G3ict Chair, speak on the steps of the Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia. Also featured towards the end of the publication is "Creating an Accessible World with the United Nations Convention," an article written by G3ict Executive Director Axel Leblois.
To read about the 10th Annual Disability Day with Ambassador Gallegos, please turn to page 12-15.
To read Axel Leblois' article on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, please turn to page 24.
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ITU Report of the First Global G3ict Forum Meeting (New York, 26 March 2007)
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This document contains the report of the 26 March Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies Forum in New York. It was written by Mr. Greg Ratta, who participated in the Forum on behalf of the ITU.
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John Kemp's Keynote Address at the 2007 Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
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John Kemp, Esq. addresses the importance of building an infrastructure that supports the creativity and innovation that can be brought to the lives of people with disabilities through accessible technology.
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Suppliers Declaration and ICT Accessibility
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Explains the new European Council's new conformity assessment system of "Supplier's Declaration of Conformity" (SDoC). Discusses the role of SDoC in eAccessibility and the benefits of Internal Accessibility Training to allow manufacturers to monitor their own accessibility standards.
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AT home with AT
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Introducing Assistive Technology into
the Existing Homes of Older People:
Feasibility, Acceptability, Costs and Outcomes.
For more information please also see related reports: Tinker, A. (2003) Assistive technology and its role in housing policies for older people. Quality in Ageing. 4.2.4-12 McCreadie, C. and Tinker, A. (2003) Older people, housing and assistive technology: Promoting independence at home. Revista Espanola Geriatrica y Gerontology 38 Supp 1 p. 75, VIth European Congress of Gerontology, Barcelona, Spain, 2-5 July . McCreadie, C. (2003) Shower success: older people talking about baths and showers. Working with older people. Volume 7, issue. Tinker, A, McCreadie, C and Lansley, P. (2003) Assistive technology: Some lessons from the Netherlands. Gerontechnology, 2, 4, 332-337 Lansley, P., McCreadie, C. and Tinker, A. (2004) Can adapting the homes of older people and providing assistive technology pay its way?, Age and Ageing, Vol 3 No 6, 571-576 Lansley, P., McCreadie, C., Tinker, A., Flanagan, S., Goodacre, K., and Turner-Smith, A. (2004), Adapting the homes of older people: A UK case study of costs and savings, Building Research and Information, Vol 32, No 6, 468-483 Tinker, A. (2004) Introducing assistive technology into the homes of older people: The REKI research project. Housing Care and Support, Sept. Vol 17 No 3, 30-34 Tinker, A, Lansley, P, McCreadie, C and Turner-Smith, A (2004). Home Help Housing Today, 30 April, 28-9 Tinker, A (2004) Introducing Assistive Technology (AT) into the homes of older people, Housing Care and Support, 7,3,30-34 Mc Creadie, C and Tinker A (2005) The acceptability of Assistive Technology to older people, Ageing and Society, 25, 1, 91-110 Lansley, P., Flanagan, S., Goodacre , K., Turner-Smith, A. and Cowan, D. (2005), Assessing the adaptability of the existing homes of older people, Building and Environment, 40, 7, 949-963 Tinker, A., and Lansley, P. (2005) Introducing assistive technology into the existing homes of older people: Feasibility, acceptability, costs and outcomes. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. Vol 2 Supplement 1, 2005, 1-3 Goodacre, K., McCreadie, C., Flanagan, S. and Lansley, P (2007) Enabling Older People to stay at home: How adaptable are existing properties? British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol 70, No 1, 2007, 5-15
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