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Accessible IT Procurement

Accessibility Related Legislation and Policy for the Education Sector

Legislation / Policy	Date enacted or released	Type	Scope	WCAG Version Based On
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA)	1992	Non-discrimination Legislation	Public sector, Private sector	Pre-web
DDA: World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes ver 4.1 (2014)	2014 (Update expected in December 2022)	Advisory note for DDA	Public sector, Private sector	WCAG 2.0
DDA: Disability Discrimination in the workplace		The Good Practice, Good Business factsheets	Public sector, Private sector	Not applicable
Disability Standards for Education	2005	Standard under the DDA	Education sector	Not applicable
2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education (2005)	2021		Education sector	Not applicable
UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD)	2008	International agreement	International	Not explicit
Disability Discrimination Act Action Plans: A Guide for the Tertiary Education Sector		Guide	Education sector	Not applicable
Human Rights & Technology Final Report, Australian Human Rights Commission	2021	Report on improving the accessibility of goods, services and facilities that use Digital Communication Technology for people with disability	Public sector, Private sector	WCAG 2.1
Commonwealth Procurement Rules(Clause 10.10 & 10.11 re Standards)	2020	Procurement requirement policy Applicable accessibility standard is AS EN 301 549	Government	Not explicit
Various State Government Discrimination Acts and Procurement Requirements	Various	Legislation and policy	State Government	Not Explicit

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