RNID Technology ICT policy documents

Policy, Legislation, Regulation

Technology does not exist in isolation, but is part of a wider societal context. Legislation and regulation play an important role in how products and services are designed and can be of great importance for what services and support deaf and hard of hearing people have to their disposal. This section contains the formal RNID responses to relevant consultations and other policy matters.

Projects and activities

• Disabled People and ICT

Papers

• Why e-Inclusion matters: a citizenship perspective (Acrobat 8 PDF format 81KB), Background paper for e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference in Vienna, 30 November-2 December 2008, by Guido Gybels.

Speeches and presentations related to policy challenges

• The Information Society: e-Inclusion challenges and opportunities
• Disabled people and ICT: Charter Launch speech
• Accessible e-Government services for a more Inclusive Information Society
• Disabled People in the Global Village
• Inclusive eGovernment services: towards a more equal Information Society.
• The Information Society: opportunity or threat?

Consultation responses related to telecommunication

• RNID Comments on the draft "Mobile Industry Code of Practice for service delivery for disabled and elderly consumers in the UK", version 1.1, dated 1 October 2002. (Acrobat 5 PDF format 20KB), Guido Gybels, November 2002, London.
• RNID Response to the consultation on the "Approval of a text relay service", by the Director General of Telecommunications (dated 12 June 2003). (Acrobat 5 PDF format 21KB), Guido Gybels, July 2003, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's Consultation Questions on New Voice Services (dated 6 September 2004). (Acrobat 5 PDF format 53KB), Guido Gybels, November 2004, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's Consultation Questions on the "Strategic Review of Telecommunications, phase 2" (dated 18 November 2004). (Acrobat 5 PDF format 58KB), Guido Gybels, February 2005, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's Consultation Questions on the "Review of the Universal Service Obligation" (dated 10 January 2005). (Acrobat 5 PDF format 71KB), Guido Gybels, March 2005, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's Statement and Further Consultation Questions on the "Review of the Universal Service Obligation" (dated 30 June 2005). (Acrobat 5 PDF format 48KB), Guido Gybels, September 2005, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's consultation: "Number Translation Services: A way forward", dated 28 September 2005. (Acrobat 5 PDF format 35KB), Guido Gybels, December 2005, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's consultation: "Regulation of VoIP Services: statement and further consultation", dated 22 February 2006. (Acrobat 5 PDF format 51KB), Guido Gybels, May 2006, London.
• RNID response to the European Commission's review of EU regulatory framework for electronic communications network and services. (Acrobat 5 PDF format 53KB), Guido Gybels, October 2006, London.
• Joint response to BERR consultation on EU proposals for a revised regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (2008) (Acrobat 8 PDF format 71KB), RNIB, RNID, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Sense, 31 August 2008, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's consultation: "Mobile citizens, mobile consumers", dated 28 August 2008. (Acrobat 8 PDF format 40KB), Guido Gybels, November 2008, London.
• RNID statement on Ofcom's consultation: "A consultation on options to protect consumers from mis-selling of fixed-line telecommunications services", dated 17 March 2009. (Acrobat 8 PDF format 26KB), Guido Gybels, May 2009, London.

Other consultation responses

• RNID Response to the European Commission Working Document on Barriers to Widespread access to Services and Applications in Digital Television and 3G networks. (Acrobat 5 PDF format 315KB), Mark Hoda and others, February 2003, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's consultation: "Digital Dividend Review", dated 19 December 2006. (Acrobat 8 PDF format 42KB), Guido Gybels, March 2007, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's consultation: "Digital Dividend Review: 550-630MHz and 790-854MHz, Consultation on detailed award design", dated 6 June 2008. (Acrobat 8 PDF format 40KB), Guido Gybels, August 2008, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's consultation: "Digital Dividend Review: geographic interleaved awards 470 - 550 MHz and 630 - 790 MHz", dated 12 June 2008. (Acrobat 8 PDF format 36KB), Guido Gybels, August 2008, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's consultation: "Digital dividend: clearing the 800 MHz band", dated 2 February 2009. (Acrobat 8 PDF format 32KB), Guido Gybels, April 2009, London.
• RNID response to Ofcom's consultation: "Access and Inclusion; Digital communications for all", dated 18 March 2009. (Acrobat 8 PDF format 47KB), Guido Gybels, June 2009, London.