Guidelines and standards for accessibility
Guidelines and standards for accessibility are important to create inclusive environments where all people, including people with disabilities, can access and participate. This is an important part of ensuring inclusivity for people with disabilities. Australia recognises the important role of creating accessible environments.
The resources below provide overall standards and guidelines to assist in designing, budgeting for, and implementing accessible programs and initiatives, to ensure equal access and inclusive societies.
CBM Global IAG (2021) Accessible meetings and events: a toolkit
This toolkit provides guidance on organising accessible and inclusive events and meetings in planning, delivery and follow-up stages, and includes a useful checklist that helps with event planning.
World Blind Union & CBM Global (2020) AccessibilityGO! A Guide to Action
This guide provides practical support on how to deliver a whole-of-organisation approach towards accessibility.
Global Infrastructure Hub (2019) Reference Tool on Inclusive Infrastructure and Social Equity
This reference tool by the Global Infrastructure Hub is intended to help governments and other stakeholders understand and implement the critical success factors that deliver inclusive infrastructure.
Disability Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development Network, World Enabled & CBM (2016) The Inclusion Imperative: Towards Disability-Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development
This booklet produced for the Disability Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development Network was developed to provide recommendations on how to make urban development accessible and inclusive.
World Bank (2022) Technical Note on Accessibility
This technical note covers various accessibility barriers, recommendations, methodologies, and strategies, with a particular focus on persons with disabilities.
UNESCAP (2019) Disability at a Glance 2019: Investing in Accessibility in Asia and the Pacific
The report lays out foundational concepts and terminologies related to disability and accessibility, and outlines the tools and approaches for successful investment in accessibility.
United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (2022) Disability-Inclusive Communications Guidelines
The guidelines provide practical information on how to include and represent people with disabilities in communications, and how to make communications inclusive of and accessible to people with disabilities.
UNICEF (2021) Toolkit on Accessibility
This toolkit provides advice on how to apply universal design across premises and programs in order to promote access for all.
