Information about the ICT accessibility in Australia

• Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission report on telecommunications access for people with disabilities
  http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/communications/communications.html
  There will be a high level forum based on the recommendations to be held in late November this year.
• TEDICORE(Telecommunications and Disability Consumer Representation) has produced the Best Practice in Telecommunications for People with Disabilities in Australia
  http://www.bca.org.au/tedicore/bestprac.htm

URLs of useful site

• ACIF Disability Advisory Body
• AS/ACIF Standard S040 Requirements for Customer Equipment for use with the Standard Telephone Service - Features for special needs of persons with disabilities
• ACIF G586:2001 Access to Telecommunications for people with disabilities
• Australian Communications Authority (government regulator) - this has a useful set of relevant links