1. Update on Web Accessibility Regulations Jorge Plano

2. Argentina Web Accessibility Law - November 2010  government  decentralized or independent Agencies  public non-governmental bodies  state-owned companies  private utilities  suppliers or contractors of goods and services for the Government  CS organizations beneficiaries of grants, donations or debt discharge

3. Brazil Electronic Government Accessibility Model 3.0 (e-Mag 3.0)  Public Consultation November 2010  Presented September 2011 Mexico REACTIVOS 2011  X1. WEB ACCESSIBILITY  Ask conformance to WCAG 2.0 Level AA

4. New Zealand Web Standards and Recommendations v2.0  Released in March 2009.  WCAG 2.0 is the Technical Standard.  Mandatory for: Public Service departments, Police, Defense Force, Parliamentary Counsel Office, Security Intelligence Service

5. Korea Disability Discrimination Act, 2009  Web accessibility to be mandatory: 2009: Government Agencies 2011: University and College and Major hospitals 2013: Private Corporations 2015: Culture & Art Corporations

6. India Draft of 'The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011′  Includes web accessibility. At present under consultation Australia Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy (to WCAG 2.0)

7. United States Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010  Includes multimedia web contents Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) July 26, 2010  Seeking public comment on Accessibility of Web Information and Services Provided by Entities Covered by the ADA  Regulation Expected for 2013

8. European Union 2935th Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council Meeting - March 2009  Proposed a Recommendation on measures, to promote e-accessibility, and particularly to implement the WCAG 2.0 EC Standardization Mandate 376, Phase 2  Accessibility Requirements for Public Procurement in the ICT Domain (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI to harmonize and facilitate the public procurement of accessible ICT products and services)

9. France Décret n° 2009-546 du 14 mai 2009  Establishes the "Référentiel Général d’Accessibilité pour les Administrations RGAA" Based on WCAG 2.0 Germany The BITV is currently in the process of being reviewed and expected to be updated by the end of 2011. This will include adoption of WCAG 2.0.

10. Switzerland Updated its guidelines for accessible websites on 26 January 2010  Federal websites must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA United Kingdom New technical standard by BSI BS 8878:2010 e-Accessibility Action Plan