International Telecommunication Union ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China ICT Accessibility for PWDs: from Principle to Practice Monthian Buntan, Senator of Thailand and President of Thailand Association of the Blind International Telecommunication Union Workshop “Accessibility to ICTs”, Shanghai, China, 23 July 2010

International Telecommunication Union ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 2 Principle, Disability-specific Mandate and Mainstreaming Policy Statement ICT accessibility, through universal design, assistive technologies and reasonable accommodation, is to ensure full and effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by all people, mandated by Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and mainstreamed by World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) CRPD (Art 9, 21, 30, etc) WSIS Declaration of Principles (Para 13, 25, 30, 53, etc)

International Telecommunication Union ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 3 Full Participation Leads to Full Inclusion Political will/decision Tangible policy and legislative measures can be achieved only through full and effective participation in decision-making process, especially in political arena

International Telecommunication Union ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 4 Turning Principle into Practice Mandated by CRPD and suggested by WSIS documents, internationally- recognized accessibility standards should be developed, promoted and implemented at all levels if accessibility were to be achieved.

International Telecommunication Union What is TAB-Telephony? On-Demand Digital Talking Book Delivery System over telephone Non-proprietary technology standard, primarily from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and DAISY Consortium (DC) Initiated by Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB) since 2005 through collaboration with NECTEC Ratchasuda Foundation under HRH Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 5

International Telecommunication Union Purpose and Benefit Rapid & Easy way to deliver DTBs Not necessary to check out DTB CDs at the Library There is no limit for number of DTBs (10.8 MB/a hour) Supported almost all legacy DTBs in past 2-3 years ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 6

International Telecommunication Union Purpose and Benefit (Cont.) Always 24 x 7 non-disruptive service World-wide available Multilanguage supported No need for expensive DTB playbacks or Personal Computers Energy saving for those machines ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 7

International Telecommunication Union Feature Navigate book throughout library by using just 12 telephony keys Speed & Volume adjustable User-Profile by Caller number Automatic continuing reading at the recent position after call accepted Favorite Book Vote for Book & Vote for Narrator Usage Statistic for administration ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 8

International Telecommunication Union Infrastructure Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Card Voice Resource up to 120 Concurrences General computer server ISDN network subscription ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 9

International Telecommunication Union Client Side Summary 1. Dial to the TAB-Telephony system (1414) 2. Select a catalog and book to read 3. Control the reading by 12 Keys ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 10 To move to previous Chapter Move to the next phraseMove to previous phrase To move to next Chapter

International Telecommunication Union Usage Statistic (Per Month) Month/YearAccepted CallRejected Call Phone Line Availability 01/201079,39591, /201073,29488,53390/120 03/201089,2047, /201087, /201095,1596, /201099,74724, ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 11

International Telecommunication Union The Next Steps Provide the Distributed Servers across the country to fix calling rate to 3 THB per call countrywide Provide online streaming service for the full-text/full-multimedia DAISY books by using popular web- browsers, on PCs or mobile phones ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 12

International Telecommunication Union Screenshot TAB-Telephony ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 13

International Telecommunication Union Screenshot TAB-Converter ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 14 Convert All DAISY formats to DAISY3 with VOX audio format.

International Telecommunication Union ITU Workshop on Accessibility to ICTs, 23 July 2010, Shanghai, China 15 TAB Thailand Association of the Blind is the national membership-based organization of blind people in Thailand. We are proud to share TAB Telephony through our local action of a global solution