The Survey of Access to information and communication for persons with disabilities, including communication and assistive technologies in the Asian and Pacific region.

This questionnaire was formulated by the Task Force on Information Communication Technology under the Thematic Working Group on Disability-related Concerns (TWG-DC), a UNESCAP -organized working group mechanism to promote and monitor the implementation of BMF.  The purpose of the questionnaire is to　 supplement information to the responses to the UNESCAP 2004 BMF review　 questionnaire, in order to further assess the implementation of the BMF targets in the priority area on information and communication.  Analyses of data obtained from the responses of the questionnaire will be utilized towards the UNESCAP -organized high-level intergovernmental meeting on mid-point review of the BMF in 2007. 

This questionnaire is addressed to Governments, international organizations and NGOs of Members States (53) and Associate Members (9) of ESCAP in Asia and Pacific region. You can see at: http://www.unescap.org/about/member.asp

The followings are the method of survey：
1.Via e-mail
2.On the web-site(ESCAP or Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD) )　
2.1 to utilize word format
2.2 to utilize an on-line format　
3.Distribution by hand at the UN ESCAP related conferences
4.By post

You are kindly requested to complete and return the form as soon as possible but no later than 31 May 2006. 

You can download the survey format (MS word, text or PDF) by accessing ESCAP or JSRPD  Web site at; 
http://www.unescap.org/esid/psis/disability/index.asp
http://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/japanese/twg/eng/ict_e.html

Please return the completed questionnaire by e-mail to:
ICTsurvey@list.jsrpd.jp

We will inform you the result of the survey, if you want to know it. It will be available around November 2006. So please give us your e-mail address or home address.

Mr. Shuzo Kataishi
Director, Information Center
Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD)
7F Shinjuku Mitsui Building No.2
3-2-11, Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
160-0023, Japan

For further information, or if you wish to obtain an electronic version of the questionnaire, 
Contact: Ms. Misako Nomura and Ms. Misako Arai at above address
Tel: +81-3-5909-8280   Fax.: +81-3-5909-8284	
e-mail: ICTsurvey@list.jsrpd.jp

 Thank you for your cooperation