1. 9th Annual Internet Governance Forum September 2 nd – 5 th 2014 Istanbul, Turkey Joint G3ICT/DCAD Workshop Multi-Stakeholders Engagement: Imperative for Web Accessibility September 2 nd 2014 Presentation by Mr Gerard Ellis Participation of persons with disabilities in standards development activities 1

2. Populations World Bank / World Health Organisation 1 Billion people in the world experience disability European Disability Forum 80 Million people with disabilities in Europe Irish Census 2011 At least 500,000 people with disabilities in Ireland 2

3. Spending Power Fifth Quadrant Analytics 2013 "Global Economics of Disability" Report 1.3 Billion people with disabilities 2.2 Billion friends and families Control 8 Trillion Dollars annually 3

4. If No Standards Standards Often seen as stifling Innovation Air Transport Telecommunications and ICTs Business Management and ITIL Springboard for Innovations, Not Barrier 4

5. Benefits of Standards Open Up National and International Markets Common Criteria Against Which to Measure, Thus Manage Defence Against Litigation Make Skills Transferable 5

6. Standards and People with disabilities W3C WCAG 2.0= ISO/IEC 40500:2012 Adobe PDF Ref. V1.7 = ISO 3200-1:2008 PDF/UA= ISO 14289-1:2012 Total communications European Directive on Accessibility of Public Web Sites 6

7. Universal Design UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Include Stakeholders from the Earliest Stage Possible Economic Benefits Social Benefits All of Society Gains 7

8. ISO/IEC Guide 71 and CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 Original Guide in 2001 3 Year Review JTAG and SAGA Current Public Comment Period Publication in October/November 2014 Joint ITU/ISO/IEC/CEN/CENELEC Publication 8

9. Thank you Mr Gerard Ellis gerry.ellis@feelthebenefit.com 9