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Country Profiles

Welcome to the Country Profiles Database. Here you will find detailed information on the 153 signatory States of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In this section, you can find a list of disability organizations, with contact information, for each of the signatory states, as well as basic ICT factors.



Signatory States of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
* Denotes Ratification of the Convention 

 

a

Albania

Algeria*

Andorra

Antigua & Barbuda

Argentina*

Armenia*

Australia*

Austria*

Azerbaijan*

b

Bahrain*

Bangladesh*

Barbados

Belgium*

Belize*

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia*

Bosnia & Herzegovina*

Brazil*

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria*

Burkina Faso*

Burundi

c

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada*

Cape Verde*

Central African Republic

Chile*

China*

Colombia*

Comoros

Congo (Rep. of the)

Cook Islands*

Costa Rica*

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia*

Cuba*

Cyprus*

Czech Republic*

d

Denmark*

Dominica

Dominican Republic*

e

Ecuador*

Egypt*

El Salvador*

Estonia

Ethiopia*

European Union*

f

Fiji

Finland

France*

 

g

Gabon*

Georgia

Germany*

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala*

Guinea*

Guyana

h

Haiti*

Honduras*

Hungary*

i

Iceland

India*

Indonesia*

Iran (Islamic Republic of)*

Ireland

Israel

Italy*

j

Jamaica*

Japan

Jordan*

k

Kazakhstan

Kenya*

Kyrgyzstan

l  

Laos (People's Dem. Rep)*

Latvia*

Lebanon

Lesotho*

Liberia

Libya

Lithuania*

Luxembourg*

m

Macedonia (FYROM)*

Madagascar

Malawi*

Malaysia*

Maldives*

Mali*

Malta

Mauritania*

Mauritius*

Mexico*

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Monaco

Mongolia*

Montenegro*

Morocco*

Mozambique*

Myanmar*

n

Namibia*

Nepal*

Netherlands

New Zealand*

Nicaragua*

Niger*

Nigeria*

Norway

 

o

Oman*

p

Pakistan*

Palau (Republic of)

Panama*

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay*

Peru*

Philippines*

Poland

Portugal*

Qatar*

Republic of Korea*

Republic of Moldova*

Romania*

Russian Federation

Rwanda*

s

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines*

San Marino*

Saudi Arabia*

Senegal*

Serbia*

Seychelles*

Sierra Leone*

Slovakia*

Slovenia*

Solomon Islands

South Africa*

Spain*

Sri Lanka

Sudan*

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden*

Syrian Arab Republic*

t

Thailand*

Togo*

Tonga

Trinidad & Tobago

Tunisia*

Turkey*

Turkmenistan*

u

Uganda*

Ukraine*

United Arab Emirates*

United Kingdom*

United Rep. of Tanzania*

United States of America

Uruguay*

Uzbekistan

v

Vanuatu*

Viet Nam

y

Yemen*

z

Zambia*

 

 











































































































































 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Useful Links and Downloads

» CRPD 2010 ICT Accessibility Progress Report
The CRPD 2010 Progress Report on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) accessibility is a unique benchmarking tool that identifies the degree to which each of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on ICTs and Assistive Technologies (ATs) is actually enacted in local laws, policies and regulations and their impact. It includes data points relative to the status of ICT accessibility and ATs availability among ratifying countries.
Download Report

» G3ict White Paper: Web Accessibility Policy Making (Revised Edition 2012)

This is the third edition of the Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective (Revised Edition 2012) white paper jointly researched by G3ict, The Centre for Internet & Society and The Hans Foundation. Editor: Nirmita Narasimhan

View Report

 

» National and Regional Strategic Plans on Disability (June 2011)

The World Bank Disability and Development Team and the Global Partnership for Disability and Development have compiled a list of existing national plans of action and strategies on disability covering more than 80 countries. The recommendation forms part of the World Report on Disability launched by the United Nations in New York, the World Health Organization and the World Bank.   

Download the National and Regional Strategic Plans on Disability Report

 

» ICT Accessibility Self-Assessment Framework (2009)

Evaluation of Country Compliance with the Dispositions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Accessibility of Information and Communication Technologies

Download Evaluation Form

 

» UN Enable: Convention and Optional Protocol Signatures and Ratifications:
http://www.un.org/disabilities/countries.asp?navid=12&pid=166