Links to external websites
* Disability Peak Bodies
* Consumer Resources
* Service Providers & Industry Associations
* Government, Legislation and Regulation
* Research
* International Resources
Disability Peak Bodies
- Aboriginal Disability Network of NSW
- Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
- Blind Citizens Australia
- Brain Injury Australia
- Communication Rights Australia
- Deaf Australia
- Deafness Forum of Australia
- National Council on Intellectual Disability
- National Ethnic Disability Alliance
- Physical Disability Council of Australia
- Women With Disabilities Australia
Consumer Resources
- Australian Consumers Association (CHOICE)
- Australian Council of Social Services
- Australian Financial Counselling & Credit Reform Association
- Australian Telecommunications Users Group
- Consumers' Telecommunications Network
- Communications Law Centre
- Internet Society of Australia
- Media Access Australia
- PhoneChoice (phone product comparison)
- Small Enterprise Telecommunications Centre
- Whirlpool (broadband product comparison)
Service Providers & Industry Associations
- Australian Communication Exchange
- Australian Industry Group (incorporating AEEMA)
- Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association
- Communications Alliance
For communications self-regulation and developing telecommunications codes and standards. - Internet Industry Association
- National Relay Service
- Optus (disability services)
- Telstra (disability services)
Government, Legislation and Regulation
- Australian
Communications and Media Authority
Governmental regulatory body on broadcasting and communications - section on 'Access to disability services'. - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Section on 'Communications'. - Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Information on disability issues relating to telecommunications.
- Disability Discrimination Act 1992
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Section on 'Access to telecommunications and disability'. - Standards Australia
Australia's standards body. - Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
- Telecommunications legislation
Information provided by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy - Telecommunications Standards Portal
Provision of information on international standards issues from an Australian perspective.
Research
International Resources
- ANEC
The European consumer voice in standardisation, section on 'Information Society'. - COST 219ter
European Commission project on telecommunications and disability - many relevant publications. - Federal Communications Commission -
Disability Rights Office
The US communications regulatory body. - OFCOM
UK communications regulatory body. - Post
& Telestyrelsen
Swedish communications regulator, section on 'People with Disabilities'. - Section
508
Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act stipulates that federal government agencies' information and telecommunications technology be accessible to their employees. This forms the basis of public procurement guidelines.