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Accessibility
Accessible design and disability inclusion in AI systems.
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- 4Countries
- 6Organisations
- August 2024Most recent
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- NigeriaPolicy / Strategy1 August 2024
Nigeria — Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Nigeria’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy was developed through a collaborative process involving local and international AI experts, researchers, and technology founders. The draft positioned AI as a too…
- United StatesFramework8 February 2024
United States — U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium
The U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium was established by NIST in February 2024 to operationalise work flowing from Executive Order 14110. It convened more than 200 organisations, including AI companies, academic instit…
- United StatesRegulation1 January 2024
United States — DOJ Title II ADA Rule on Web and Mobile Accessibility
The U.S. Department of Justice Title II ADA web accessibility rule requires state and local government web content and mobile apps to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. It is important for AI governance beca…
- United StatesGuidance25 April 2023
United States — Joint Statement on Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems
The joint statement by the EEOC, FTC, DOJ, and CFPB clarified that existing civil rights and consumer protection laws apply to automated systems. It is particularly relevant to AI hiring tools, including resume screeners…
- GlobalFramework1 November 2021
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence established a global soft-law framework for AI ethics. Adopted in 2021, it placed particular emphasis on human rights, inclusion, digital inequality, gen…
Countries
Organisations
- EEOC, FTC, DOJ, and CFPB 1European Parliament and Council of the European Union 1Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy 1National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Commerce 1U.S. Department of Justice 1United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1
Timeline
- 17 April 2019European Accessibility Act Directive (EU) 2019/882 European Union
- 1 November 2021UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Global
- 25 April 2023Joint Statement on Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems United States
- 1 January 2024DOJ Title II ADA Rule on Web and Mobile Accessibility United States
- 8 February 2024U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium United States
- 1 August 2024Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Nigeria
All documents
- NigeriaPolicy / Strategy1 August 2024
Nigeria — Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Nigeria’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Strategy was developed through a collaborative process involving local and international AI experts, researchers, and technology founders. The draft positioned AI as a too…
- United StatesFramework8 February 2024
United States — U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium
The U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium was established by NIST in February 2024 to operationalise work flowing from Executive Order 14110. It convened more than 200 organisations, including AI companies, academic instit…
- United StatesRegulation1 January 2024
United States — DOJ Title II ADA Rule on Web and Mobile Accessibility
The U.S. Department of Justice Title II ADA web accessibility rule requires state and local government web content and mobile apps to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. It is important for AI governance beca…
- United StatesGuidance25 April 2023
United States — Joint Statement on Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems
The joint statement by the EEOC, FTC, DOJ, and CFPB clarified that existing civil rights and consumer protection laws apply to automated systems. It is particularly relevant to AI hiring tools, including resume screeners…
- GlobalFramework1 November 2021
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence established a global soft-law framework for AI ethics. Adopted in 2021, it placed particular emphasis on human rights, inclusion, digital inequality, gen…
- European UnionRegulation17 April 2019
European Union — European Accessibility Act Directive (EU) 2019/882
The European Accessibility Act created accessibility requirements for products and services across the European market, with full enforcement beginning in June 2025. It matters for AI governance because AI tools used in…