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Zawya
16-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Oman: MTCT launched digital accessibility guide
Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology, represented by the National Programme for Government Digital Transformation 'Tahawul,' on Tuesday launched the Digital Accessibility Guide. The initiative aims to enhance digital inclusion and ensure that services are accessible to all segments of society, including people with disabilities and the elderly. The guide seeks to assist mobile application and website developers in adopting practices that ensure all users can access and benefit from their applications by implementing digital accessibility principles. It also focuses on enabling institutions to design applications and websites that comply with digital accessibility standards, reducing the costs associated with later accessibility modifications. The guide targets mobile application and website development teams and supervisors in both the public and private sectors. This includes project managers, user experience and interface designers, software developers, digital content writers, digital accessibility specialists, and quality engineers. It also serves as a reference for application owners who contract with developers, as well as stakeholders in digital accessibility for people with disabilities, senior management, and decision-makers. The guide provides a set of instructions to help developers achieve digital accessibility in mobile applications and websites and explains how to measure their accessibility levels. © Muscat Media Group Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Observer
15-04-2025
- Business
- Observer
Digital accessibility guide launched to promote inclusive online services
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, through its National Programme for Digital Transformation (Tahawul), has launched the Digital Accessibility Guide to promote inclusive digital services for all, including people with disabilities and the elderly. The guide is designed to support developers in building mobile applications and websites that follow digital accessibility principles from the outset—making platforms easier to access and reducing the need for costly modifications later. It also helps organisations ensure their digital platforms are user-friendly and accessible to all segments of society. Targeted at both public and private sector developers, the guide is a practical tool for project managers, UX/UI designers, software developers, digital content creators, accessibility specialists, and quality engineers. It also serves as a reference for decision-makers, senior management, and individuals or companies contracting developers. The guide outlines key principles and best practices for achieving digital accessibility and provides methods for assessing accessibility levels in digital platforms.— ONA
Times of Oman
15-04-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Digital accessibility guide launched
Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology, represented by the National Programme for Government Digital Transformation 'Tahawul,' on Tuesday launched the Digital Accessibility Guide. The initiative aims to enhance digital inclusion and ensure that services are accessible to all segments of society, including people with disabilities and the elderly. The guide seeks to assist mobile application and website developers in adopting practices that ensure all users can access and benefit from their applications by implementing digital accessibility principles. It also focuses on enabling institutions to design applications and websites that comply with digital accessibility standards, reducing the costs associated with later accessibility modifications. The guide targets mobile application and website development teams and supervisors in both the public and private sectors. This includes project managers, user experience and interface designers, software developers, digital content writers, digital accessibility specialists, and quality engineers. It also serves as a reference for application owners who contract with developers, as well as stakeholders in digital accessibility for people with disabilities, senior management, and decision-makers. The guide provides a set of instructions to help developers achieve digital accessibility in mobile applications and websites and explains how to measure their accessibility levels.
