Draft ECOWAS ICT Accessibility Policy (2018) v1 post Burkina Faso and Gambia Workshops The self or co-regulatory Code of Conduct on Mobile Communications Accessibility for PwD, or regulations, should deal with the actions to be taken by the mobile industry to facilitate the entry of accessible devices into the market through their procurement processes, and raise awareness and educate consumers through their points of sale and distribution channels. The implementation should include the reinforcement of the stakeholders´capacities through training, the development of a communication plan on mobile accessibility by the National Regulatory Authority and development of a network of trainers on accessibility within the ministries of ICT and digital economies. Member States should be encouraged to designate a focal point on accessibility issues and enhance cooperation through the celebration of a number of meetings at a national, regional and international level. 7.4 Web Accessibility 7.4.1 Context Web accessibility is critical for all members of society, including PwD. Accessibility issues related to the internet and web content and services concern a wide range of PwD, including people with auditory, cognitive, dexterity, hearing, mobility and visual impairments. The ECOWAS has amongst its objectives, to increase universal service and access and this means making internet accessible, enabling PwD to participate equally on the Web. Accessing and making use of the web can be achieved for PwD through the application of accessible web standards applied from the stage of the development of websites and continuing as web pages are maintained and enhanced. The objective of this policy is to enable PwD to navigate and interact with the web. This is an important imperative of national universal service and access policies which seek to increase usage and uptake of ICTs, broadband in particular, and to ensure digital inclusion of all population groups. The scope of the web accessibility policy priority area includes: (a) Public sector websites (b) Public sector electronic documents made available to the public by public sector websites For avoidance of doubt, this policy is applicable to all web pages containing online government information and services. Conformance is sought on all ECOWAS websites, ECOWAS Member State’s government websites owned and/or operated by government, local government, or on behalf of government by non-governmental entities under any 14