​Accessibility at PP-14

Accessibility features available at BEXCO conference center

The conference venue is generally accessible to persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities arriving at the conference center will be able to enter through a priority line. The conference venue has been built with tactile paving and there is signage available to meet the needs of the visually impaired, including appropriate parking signs and elevator buttons. Accessible toilets are available on each floor of the venue. Wheelchairs are available upon request at BEXCO Information Desk.

Accessibility services available at BEXCO conference center

• Open captioning will be available for all plenary sessions. Additional sessions that offer captioning will be clearly identified at the daily schedule of meetings.
• Specifications for audio conferencing equipment used at PP-14 can be found here for headets and IR receivers.
• Telecommunication relay service will be available free of charge.
  
  

IT Assistive Technology Experience Corner

The IT Assistive Technology Experience Corner will be set up during the course of the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference introducing IT assistive technology services to participants with disabilities and providing them with opportunities to experience IT assistive technology products.

 The IT Assistive Technology Experience Corner will be operated as follows:

• Dates: October 20 – November 7 2014
• Location: BEXCO Conference Hall entrance
• Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The Experience Corner will showcase 25 IT assistive technology products designed to support persons with three different types of disabilities: visual impairments; physical disabilities/brain injury; hearing impairment/speech disorders. Visitors to the Experience Corner will be able to test the showcased products and a team of service staff will assist visiting participants.

Alongside with the showcase, the Experience Corner will also provide free-of-charge Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS) for persons with hearing and speech impairments.

Type	Product	Model	Company
Visual ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​	Screen reading S/W	Sense Reader Professional	XVision Technology
	Reading expansion ​ ​ ​	E-bot pro	HIMS International Corporation
		Lifestyle HD/24	HIMS International Corporation
		Lifestyle CandyGrip	HIMS International Corporation
		Compact 4 HD	Handy International World
	Braille information instrument ​ ​	Lifestyle CandyGrip	HIMS International Corporation
		Braille Sense U2 QWERTY	HIMS International Corporation
		Braille Sense Pocket	HIMS International Corporation
	Optical character reader ​	Booksense2 OCR EZ	HIMS International Corporation
		ReadEasy Move	NeoAccess
	Bar code reader	VOICEYE Life	VOICEEYE
	Braille Label	Braille sense Labeler (BL-2011)	Moitech
Physical / brain ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​	Special keyboard ​	Palm-on keyboard	UTAS
		Bigkey keyboard&keyguard	Able-Life
	Special Mouse ​ ​	Integrar mouse plus	Able-Life
		Head Mouse Extreme	Able-Life
		Enabler trackball	CareLife KOREA
	Touch monitor	Capactive 24 in multi-touch T24-3CT/TV	Paradise Welfare Foundation
	Screen Indicator	Smart big view system	Kunyoong IBC
Hearing / speech ​ ​ ​ ​ ​	Image phone ​	Vizufon CVP-2000	(sammul)Vizufon
		Smart prime image phone	SEETALK
	Communication Assistive Technology ​	Kids voice	UBQaccess
		My talkie smart	Voiceware
	Voice amplifier ​	ESOB (necklace)	Kunyoong IBC
		SHEBA	Kunyoong IBC

 

Webcast and Captioning

Plenary Meetings and substantive Committees' meetings at PP-14 will be webcasted and can be followed from an internet connected laptop or PC. Captioning will be available in Plenary meetings and substantive Committees' meetings.

Accessibility Focal Point

Any additional requests for the provision of accessibility services can be made by directly contacting the pp14registration@itu.int
Requests will be subject to the availability of resources.