A high-level meeting on 23 September 2013 will discuss disability and development, centred on the specific theme ''The way forward: a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond''.
In this context, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in conjunction with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ICT), the International Disability Alliance (IDA), the Telecentre.org Foundation, the Broadband Commission and Microsoft, will launch a consultation on the contribution of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to achieving the autonomous participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society.
Further information:
- HLMDD 2013 - Take part in the ICT Consultation http://www.itu.int/en/action/accessibility/Pages/hlmdd_form.aspx
- HLMDD 2013: United Nations High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Disability and Development http://g3ict.org/events/schedule/event_overview/p/eventId_460/id_1041
- Global Consultation on ICT, Disabilities and Development launched http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/announcements/view/788138/
- Disability and Development http://itu4u.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/disability-and-development/
- Achieving a Disability Inclusive Development Agenda: ITU Proposal for an ICT Sector Consultation http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/en/article/achieving-disability-inclusive-developmen%E2%80%8Bt-agenda-itu-proposal-ict-sector-consultati%E2%80%8B
