The Standard derives from the Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy that was released by the Australian Government in 2010.
The Terms of Reference to the ‘Review of access to telecommunications by people with disability, older Australians and people experiencing illness’ is now open for comment from individuals, consumers, and representatives until 19th August 2011.
The review aims to explore, in relation to people needing assistance to access telecommunication services:
On 6 July 2011, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) released the Convergence Review Emerging Issues Paper.
In April 2011, the Review Committee released a Framing Paper on the Convergence Review. The Framing Paper indicates the principles which the Committee believes should guide the Review. It includes a number of ‘proposed principles of media and communications regulation’.
