Over 10% of the world’s population suffers from a variety of disabilities. However, information and communication technologies (ICT) have the potential for making significant improvements in the lives of these persons.

ICTs offer individuals the ability to compensate for physical or functional limitations, thus allowing them to enhance their social and economic integration in communities by enlarging the scope of activities available to them.

UNESCO works with its partners to promote the use of ICT for access to information and knowledge for all persons, including those with disabilities.

Fifth consultation on Action Line C3 “ICTs and Person with disabilities”: 11 May 2010 UNESCO, in partnership with the Sindbad Mediterranean without Disabilities, organized an interactive session on Information and Communication Technologies and Persons with Disabilities on 11 May 2010 at WSIS Forum 2010 in Geneva (Switzerland). The session presented a number of good practices in the use of ICT to facilitate social inclusion of persons with disabilities. >> Read more Consultative meeting on ICTs and disabilities UNESCO, in cooperation with Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict), is organizing the consultative meeting “Mainstreaming ICTs for Persons with Disabilities To access Information and Knowledge” on 22-23 February 2010 (Room XIV) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. >> Read more UNESCO at ITU Telecom World 2009 5-9 October 2009, UNESCO organized its pavilion entitled “Empowering persons with disabilities” at ITU Telecom World 2009. >> Read more

11-05-2011 (Paris) 

UNESCO supports efforts to make office documents accessible

02-12-2010 (Paris) 

Music by Prudence: Oscar-winning documentary screened at UNESCO

07-10-2010 (Paris) 

UNESCO publishes report on ICT for persons with disabilities

12-05-2010 (Geneva) 

Interactive session on ICT and Persons with Disabilities at WSIS Forum 2010

26-02-2010 (Paris) 

UNESCO and G3ict sign a partnership on ICT for persons with disabilities

22-02-2010 (Paris) 

UNESCO hosts meeting on ICT for persons with disabilities

13-07-2009 (Geneva) 

UNESCO calls for proposals for its pavilion at ITU Telecom World 2009

06-07-2009 (Kigali) 

UNESCO and media success story: Radio Salus in Rwanda

Irmgarda Kasinskaite-Buddeberg

Programme Specialist