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- Accessibility Law for Mexico City (2017 Spanish PDF), referencing accessibility to information, communications, and technologies.
- General Law for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities (Spanish PDF, 2011 and updated January 2023), defining accessibility as
The pertinent measures to ensure access for persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, transportation, information and communications, including information and communication systems and technologies, and other services and facilities open to the public or for public use, both in urban and rural areasMexican General Law for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities
- Mexican Standard NMX-R-099-SCFI-2018 Accessibility Requirements Suitable For Public Procurement Of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Products and Services in Mexico. (2018, Spanish PDF)
- 2014 – Federal Telecommunications Law (addition chap V with the rights of persons with disabilities). Read Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law (Spanish PDF).
- 2015 – AGREEMENT establishing the General Web Accessibility Provisions that must be observed by the dependencies and entities of the Federal Public Administration and the State’s productive companies (all government websites need to be accessible according to the standard WCAG 2.0). Read Agreement Establishing General Provisions on Web Accessibility (Spanish).
- 2016 – FEDERAL TRANSPARENCY LAW AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION (the accessibility requirements of government public information are established). Read General Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information (Spanish PDF).
- 2016 – General Guidelines for Accessibility to Telecommunications Services for Users with Disabilities (published by the Regulator oblige telecom operators to have accessible websites according to WCAG 2.0). Read Accessibility Guidelines by the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Spanish).