In 2002， United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific in the second Conclusion of The Asian and the Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons activity passed the Draft Biwako Millennium Framework that “outlines issues， action plans and strategies towards an inclusive， barrier-free and rights-based society for persons with disabilities. The Frame clearly calls on to give priority to accelerating information accessibility， and to solve difficulties for disabled persons by making full use of modern information communications technology. Chinese government attaches importance and responds actively to the Framework.

To fulfill the requirements for information accessibility put forward by Conclusion of The Asian and the Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons， under the guidance of Ministry of Information Industry PRC and China Disabled Persons’ Federation， Internet Society of China and China Welfare Fund For The Handicapped has held an annual China Information Accessibility Forum since 2004， which gained high attention and strong support from governments and social public.

To further publicize and promote the philosophy of information accessibility, develop China’s course of information accessibility to a deeper level， strive to build an accessible social environment for vulnerable groups including disabled persons and senior citizens， the 4th China Information Accessibility Forum will be held in Chongqing， China from Dec 17-18th, 2007.

More information please contact the organizing committee through:
 
Mr. Huang Chang: 8610-66411856， changhu7142@vip.sina.com
Ms. Liu Xuemei: 8610-66418022， mei@isc.org.cn