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Govt. Should Act Now to Improve Access to Information for Persons with Disabilities

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September 30, 2024
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Paradigm Initiative has called for governments in the Global South to improve access to Information Communication Technologies for persons with disabilities to improve access to information.

PIN stated this in commemoration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information.

Access to information is a globally recognised human right for all, including persons with disabilities.

However, the realisation of this right for persons with disabilities is a challenge despite commitments in the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development to โ€˜reach the furthest behind firstโ€™ and โ€˜leave no one behind.โ€™

While at leastย 29 countriesย in Africa, have developed access to information laws, the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisationย recommendedย that countries that amend or adopt access to information laws should recognise the rights of persons with physical and intellectual disability, put in place mandatoryย minimum accessibility standardsย and ensure that the process for requesting information is accessible.

This recommendation came following aย study by UNESCOย which evaluated the access to information laws in 132 countries and found that 37 explicitly refer to persons with disabilities and their rights to varying degrees.

The report demonstrated that there is limited access to information for persons with disabilities in line with Article 9 of theย UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which calls on states to ensure persons with disabilities have access on an equal basis with others, to information and communications.

Despite the availability of the Universal Service Fund (USF), governments have taken slow steps to dedicate funding to support development and access to ICTs and assistive technologies for persons with disabilities.

PINโ€™sย Londa reportย highlights the application of the USF in 26 countries in Africa and recommends the enactment and implementation of relevant policies that will ensure digital inclusion for persons with disabilities.

This call also comes at a time when, globally, persons with disabilities, including children with learning difficulties, have limited access to educational information.

They face significant barriers to education because traditional learning methods usually do not cater to their unique needs, leading to frustration, disengagement, and a higher risk of dropping out of school.

The lack of available data on the accessibility of ICTs for people with disabilities is a major setback, which has limited access to technologies for people with disabilities.

PIN acknowledges that some governments in the Global South have adopted e-government services.

However,ย according to the United Nations,ย over 60% of online national portals include features that are not accessible.

Despite these challenges, PIN acknowledges efforts made by the United Nations and governments in adopting the Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact, which in Paragraph 30 (d) of the Pact of the Future and Paragraphs 13 (b), 35 (c) and 36 (d) of the GDC and commit to seize opportunities provided by new and emerging technologies to empower and advance equity for persons with disabilities, including through promoting the availability of assistive technologies and, enhancing inclusion, eliminating barriers that prevent full, meaningful and effective participation of other stakeholder groups and persons with disabilities.

Toย improve access to information for persons with disabilities, Paradigm Initiative calls onย governments to do the following:

  • Align laws and regulations with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure that access to information laws recognise the rights of persons with disabilities.
  • Utilise the Universal Service Fund to fund access to ICTs for persons with disabilities, to improve access to information.
  • Establish oversight mechanisms to address and monitor the implementation of ICT accessibility initiatives for persons with disabilities.
  • Provide data on the state of accessibility of ICTs for persons with disabilities.

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