(ISO: Geneva) -- Difficulty trying to access products, services, environments, and facilities is an issue for any of us—let alone the millions of people around the world living with disabilities. To this end, “Accessibility and the Contribution of International Standards,” an international workshop, will be held Nov. 3–4 in Geneva to review and examine the standards needed for facilitating the development of accessible solutions around the world. The workshop will be followed by a Nov. 5 meeting especially organized for standards developers but also open to other stakeholders.

The workshop is the latest initiative organized by the three partner organizations of the World Standards Cooperation (WSC): the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which are also raising awareness of accessibility on World Standards Day, celebrated each year on Oct. 14.

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