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Governments have to make sure that persons with disabilities can use things, get information and move around just like anyone else. This means that things, information, places and services A group of people work together on a project called ‘the Zero Project’. They checked if things, places and information are accessible They wrote a report about this. You can find more about this project if you click here: www.zeroproject.org
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The 2014 edition of the Zero Project Report focusing on accessibility was launched at the United Nations Office in Vienna on 27-28 February in the presence of some 470 participants from all over the world.
The Zero Project monitors the implementation of the rights enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the basis of social indicators. 20 Convention indicators on the implementation of the Convention and 12 accessibility indicators were included in the questionnaire filled in by experts from 132 countries.
In addition, the Zero Project collected innovative policies and practices that foster accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilities. Out of 69 and 243 nominations respectively received in each category, experts selected 15 policies and 54 practices as aspiring examples of ensuring equal access for persons with disabilities.
Inclusion Europe’s European standards for making information easy to read and understand and the European easy-to-read logo feature among the selected innovative practices that help to improve access of persons with intellectual disabilities to information and were presented during last week’s conference in Vienna.
The Zero Project Report 2014 is the last report released by the Zero Project which aimed to create platforms for developing models and sharing experiences which would enable people with disabilities to enjoy fundamental rights in their daily lives. Find more about the Zero project at: www.zeroproject.org
For the Zero Project Project 2014, learn more about the results on accessibility and the implementation of the convention, and explore 54 innovative practices and 15 innovative policies.
