Circular No. 26/2020/TT-BTTTT application of standards and technology assisting persons with disabilities

CIRCULAR

On the application of standards and technologies to assist people with disabilities in accessing and using information and communications products and services ^[1]

Pursuant to the June 29, 2006 Law on Standards and Technical Regulations;

Pursuant to the June 29, 2006 Law on Information Technology;

Pursuant to the June 17, 2010 Law on Persons with Disabilities;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 64/2007/ND-CP of April 10, 2007, on the application of information technology in activities of state agencies;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 17/2017/ND-CP of February 17, 2017, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications;

In furtherance of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 753/QD-TTg of June 3, 2020, promulgating the Plan on implementation of the XII^th Party Central Committee’s Secretariat’s Directive No. 39-CT/TW of November 1, 2019, on enhancement of the Party’s leadership toward affairs related to persons with disabilities;

At the proposal of the Director of the Science and Technology Department,

The Minister of Information and Communications promulgates the Circular on the application of standards and technologies to assist people with disabilities in accessing and using information and communications products and services.

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular provides for the application of standards and technologies to assist people with disabilities in accessing and using information and communications products and services.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Circular applies to:

1. Producers and distributors of information and communications products and services, including hardware, software and digital information contents.

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