The Business Taskforce on Accessible Technology aims to ensure that global society and the economy benefit from adopting accessible and usable technology.
The taskforce will enable UK and global business to:
- Ensure technology maximises talent management, productivity, new product development, customer access and brand reputation
- Minimise legal, reputation and efficiency risks associated with the lack of IT related disability competence
- Encourage ICT suppliers to deliver accessible and usable products and services to business partners, using an integrated universal design approach * Develop efficient, cost effective corporate standards for barrier free processes and systems
- Influence regulators' standards to the mutual benefit of business and disabled people worldwide
- Define best practice that delivers reasonable adjustments for applicants, employees and customers
- Improve the accessibility and disability competence of those responsible for IT training and ICT related business solutions
