Mexico

This country/region is part of the Global Law and Policy Page, which contains information about laws that protect disabled people’s rights to participate in the digital world.

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,… Read more… Mexico

Ecuador

This country/region is part of the Global Law and Policy Page, which contains information about laws that protect disabled people’s rights to participate in the digital world.

The Ecuadorian Technical Standard NTE INEN ISO/IEC 40500:2012 is used for website accessibility. It is “an identical translation of the International Standard ISO/IEC 40500:2012 Information technology — W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.” The committee responsible for this Ecuadorian Technical Standard and its translation is the INEN (Ecuadorian Institute of Standardization) Internal Committee. Read… Read more… Ecuador

Peru

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Law 29973: General Law of Persons with Disabilities and its Regulations (2021) (this link takes you to a page from which you can download this resource in PDF or word format in Spanish. The Translate Documents feature of Google Translate can machine translate documents into other languages. Please read the translation disclaimer in the Introduction… Read more… Peru

Uruguay

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Decree 406/022, (December 2022, published January 2023) to Promote the development of the Information Society in Uruguay, with emphasis on the inclusion of the digital practice of its inhabitants and the strengthening of society’s skills in the use of technologies. Uruguay Decree 406/022 Article I of the Decree defines accessibility as: Se entenderá por accesibilidad… Read more… Uruguay

Colombia

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Columbian Government website with information about digital accessibility requirements Colombian Technical Standard (NTC) 5854 (Spanish PDF) Read more… Colombia

Argentina

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In November 2010 the Argentine National Congress approved Law No. 26,653 requiring accessibility of information on web pages. Read the Argentinian web accessibility law (Spanish). Read more… Argentina

Chile

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Law 20.422, establishing “standards on equal opportunities and social inclusion of people with disabilities” This law entered into force on February 10, 2010 and created the “National Disability Service” known as (SENADIS, (Servicio Nacional de la Discapacidad), which is in charge of ensuring that the law is complied with. In 2015 SENADIS created Decree No.… Read more… Chile

Brazil

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Portal Brazil Accessibility Page with links to Brazilian accessibility mandates Read more… Brazil