Renewing ITU's Mandate to Promote ICT Accessibility

[Commentary] On December 3rd, we celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities under the theme Sustainable Development: The Promise of Technology. On this special occasion, and in my capacity as chair of the International Telecommunication Union Accessibility Task Force, I want to share with all of you the important agreements reached by the 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference, specifically Resolution 175 (Busan, 2014) “Telecommunication/information and communication technology accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs”. This important resolution mandates ITU to promote ICT (Information Communication Technology) accessibility and access to ICTs for persons with disabilities and calls for ITU to become a more accessible organization for persons with disabilities.