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Stocktake survey on ICANN’s actions on accessibility for people with disability in ICANN policy and processes

Text drafted by Gunela Astbrink

This survey has been developed by the At-Large Accessibility Taskforce to gain understanding of ICANN’s current status as an organization meeting the diverse needs of its user community in particular people with disability. This may include people with physical disability or who have low vision or a hearing impairment. The survey are based on the primary objectives and actions of the At-Large Accessibility Taskforce. The questions also partly reflect the commitments outlined in the Accessible Technology Charter of the Business Disability Forum’s Technology Taskforce. (http://technologytaskforce.org/accessible-technology-charter/) This organization is not aligned to ICANN. The Charter has been signed by major corporations such as Cisco and Microsoft.

This survey should be sent to relevant Senior Directors across ICANN global offices.

Policy

Is there support at a senior level for ICANN to incorporate accessibility for people with disability in its policy and processes?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

If yes, at what level? Board or executive level?

Is there a person at a senior level who is nominated as an Accessibility Champion? (ie raises accessibility issues related to policy, organizational, operational and communications programs and projects?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

Does ICANN have an Accessibility Policy that, for example, ensures that accessibility is considered in policy development as well as ICANN processes and practices?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

Has ICANN initiated a stocktake of the domain name industry’s approach to accessibility for people with disability?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

HR

Is there an HR policy on diversity that includes employment of staff with disabilities?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

How many ICANN staff have declared that they have a disability?

Provide number  ______

Have staff undergone disability awareness training?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

Do staff have awareness of technology used by people with disability?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

Communications

Have speakers from the disability community been invited to meetings in the past year?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

Does ICANN incorporate accessibility for people with disability to the venue in planning global meetings?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify  ____________________________________________________________

Are ICANN’s communications tools such as web conferencing accessible for people with disability?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ____________________________________________________________

Is ICANN’s information material designed to be easily read by people with disability?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify  _________________________________________________________________

IT

Do ICANN’s websites meet W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines v. 2.0 to Level AA?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If no, please specify plans to do so  _____________________________________________________

Does ICANN encourage registries and registrars to develop a best practice guide on web accessibility?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

Does ICANN specify accessibility criteria in its ICT procurement?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

Does ICANN senior management regularly consult with the At-Large Accessibility Taskforce on the impact of the introduction of new technologies on people with disability?

Yes

No

Don’t know

If yes, please specify ______________________________________________________________

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