Incheon Strategy goal 3: Enhance access to the physical environment, public transportation, knowledge, information and communication

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Responses to the ESCAP government survey.

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Responses to the ESCAP government survey: Hong Kong, China, Chief Secretary for Administration's Office. Note: Data refer to the central government offices where a number of major government bureaux and departments are located; Mongolia, Report of Digital Network Point of Capital City, January–December 2021; Philippines, data source not specified, January–December 2014; Republic of Korea, Report of Complete Enumeration Survey on the Amenities for Persons with Disabilities 2018, May–August 2018; Singapore, Building and Construction Authority, 2022; Türkiye, Ministry of Family and Social Services and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, January–December 2021. Note: Accessibility of buildings, structures and transportation vehicles in Türkiye is inspected by the Accessibility Monitoring and Inspection Commissions. This inspection is made upon application or ex officio. An Accessibility Certificate is given to those who meet the accessibility criteria. Data refer to those whose inspection process has been completed by the Commissions and who have been given an accessibility certificate.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, “Statistics, SDG Indicators Database”, database. Available at https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database (accessed on 22 April 2022): UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Afghanistan, 2019; Bangladesh, 2020; Cook Islands, 2020; Hong Kong, China, 2020; India, 2020; Kazakhstan, 2018; Macao, China, 2020; Malaysia, 2020; Maldives, 2017; Marshall Islands, 2016; Myanmar, 2018; Nauru, 2019; Niue, 2020; Palau, 2020; Philippines, 2020; Samoa, 2020; Singapore, 2019; Tonga, 2020; Turkmenistan, 2020; Tuvalu, 2020; Uzbekistan, 2020 (primary and lower secondary), 2017 (upper secondary); Viet Nam, 2020; Central Asia, 2020 (primary and lower secondary), 2019 (upper secondary); South-Eastern Asia, 2019; Southern Asia, 2020.

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Responses to the ESCAP government survey.

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Responses to the ESCAP government survey: Bhutan, data source not specified, 2021; China, data source not specified, December 2021; Hong Kong, China, data source not specified; Indonesia, Ministry of Transportation, 2021. Note: Data refer to the number of national and international airports; Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Public Work and Transport, 2021; Mongolia, General Authority of Civil Aviation, January-December 2021; Republic of Korea, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Investigative Study on Travel Convenience of the Transportation Vulnerable, 2019–2020; Singapore, Ministry of Transport, 2020; Thailand, Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand; Türkiye, Ministry of Family and Social Services and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, December 2020-December 2021. Note: Accessibility of buildings, structures and transportation vehicles in Türkiye is inspected by the Accessibility Monitoring and Inspection Commissions. This inspection is made upon application or ex officio. An Accessibility Certificate is given to those who meet the accessibility criteria. Data refer to those whose inspection process has been completed by the Commissions and who have been given an Accessibility Certificate.

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Figures have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data. Discrepancies may occur between the sum of component items and the total.
* Figures exclude persons who do not leave home. Total is less than the sum of the components as persons may have more than one difficulty.
** Persons with disabilities include those who do not have a specific restriction or limitation.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics, “Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings”, web page. Available at https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release (accessed on 22 April 2022).

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Responses to the ESCAP government survey: Bhutan, Disabled People’s Organization of Bhutan, administrative data and Bhutan Broadcasting Service, Annual Report 2020, September 2019–December 2021. Note: Programmes on BBS1 and BBS2. ESCAP adjustments based on reported data on weekly programmes; China, data sourced from CCTV (https://www.cctv.com/), December 2021. Note: Programmes on CCTV13. Sign language interpretation services are available for at least one hour per day; Fiji, data sourced from Fiji One (https://www.fijione.tv/), FBC TV (https://www.fbctv.com.fj/) and Mai TV (https://maitvfiji.com/), 2022. Note: Programmes on Fiji One, FBC TV and Mai TV; Hong Kong, China, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, October 2020–September 2021. Note: “Hong Kong Today” on RTHK TV31. Sign language was available in “Hong Kong Today” starting from July 2021; Philippines, MTRCB Monitoring and Inspection Unit, January 2021–January 2022. Note: Programmes on PTV4; Republic of Korea, Weekly program guides (KBS, YTN, MBC), March 2022. Note: Programmes on KBS 1, KBS 2, YTN and MBC; Singapore, Mediacorp Pte Ltd, 2021. Note: Programmes on CNA, Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U, Suria and Vasantham; Thailand, Office of the NBTC, August 2020–2022. Note: Estimates based on programmes on 21 digital channels; Türkiye, Radio and Television Supreme Council, January–December 2021. Note: Programmes on TRT HABER (TRT NEWS: October 2019–December 2021), TRT SPOR (TRT SPORT: January 2012–January 2022), TRT ÇOCUK (TRT KIDs: March 2021–January 2022) and TRT WORLD (January 2020–January 2022).

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* Cambodia and some other countries and territories reported that the text of the Constitution is available on accessible government websites.

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Responses to the ESCAP government survey.

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* The website (www.gov.hk) basically conforms to WCAG 2.0 Level AA standard.
** Other accessibility features are available. For example, the animation can be paused and the website is user-friendly to persons with dyslexia.

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Responses to the ESCAP government survey.

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* The figure is based on 25–49 unweighted cases and should be interpreted with caution.

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UNICEF, “Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys”, database. Available at: https://mics.unicef.org/ (accessed on 2 May 2022): Bangladesh, 2019; Kiribati, 2018-19; Kyrgyzstan, 2018; Mongolia, 2018; Nepal, 2019; Samoa, 2019-2020; Tonga, 2019; Turkmenistan, 2019.

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* Activities include: 1) copied or moved a file or folder; 2) used a copy and paste tool to duplicate or move information within a document; 3) sent e-mail with attached file, such as a document, picture or video; 4) used a basic arithmetic formula in a spreadsheet; 5) connected and installed a new device, such as a modem, camera or printer; 6) found, downloaded, installed and configured software; 7) created an electronic presentation with presentation software, including text, images, sound, video or charts; 8) transferred a file between a computer and other device; and 9) wrote a computer program in any programming language.
** The figure is based on 25–49 unweighted cases and should be interpreted with caution.

Data source:

UNICEF, “Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys”, database. Available at: https://mics.unicef.org/ (accessed on 2 May 2022): Bangladesh, 2019; Kiribati, 2018-19; Kyrgyzstan, 2018; Mongolia, 2018; Nepal, 2019; Samoa, 2019-2020; Tonga, 2019; Turkmenistan, 2019.

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WIPO, “WIPO-administrated treaties, contracting parties, Marrakesh VIP Treaty”, web page. Available at https://wipolex.wipo.int/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=C&code=ALL&treaty_id=843 (accessed on 24 August 2022).

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Points were calculated as 0 (item is not present in the country or territory) and 2.5/5 (item is present in the country or territory).
* Countries had ratified or acceded to the Marrakesh Treaty as of 31 July 2022.
** In 2018, the index did not report on the ratification of or accession to the Marrakesh Treaty. A country or territory achieved 5 points if it had ratified CRPD.
*** Countries had ratified or acceded to CRPD as of 31 July 2022.

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Points were calculated as 0 (item is not present in the country or territory) and 5 (item is present in the country or territory).

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Points were calculated on a scale of 0 to 5, where 0 represents no policy or programme, 1 represents no implementation of policy or programme, 2 represents implementation at a minimum level, 3 represents implementation at a partial level, 4 represents implementation at a substantial level and 5 represents full implementation.

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For detailed methodology, please see G3ict, “Methodology”, web page. Available at https://g3ict.org/digital-accessibility-rights-evaluation-index/methodology (accessed on 18 April 2022).

Data source:

G3ict, “Country dashboard”, web page. Available at https://g3ict.org/country-profile (accessed on 18 April 2022): All data refer to the year 2020, except for Micronesia (Federated States of), Palau and Viet Nam (2018).

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• WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Rehabilitation and Disability in the Western Pacific (Manila, 2017).
• For more information, please see WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Rehabilitation and Disability in the Western Pacific (Manila, 2017).