Adaptation of Thematic Portals to Persons with Disabilities

Date: 15 February 2023

National Statistics Office of Georgia adapted five thematic portals – CPI Calculator, Personal Inflation Calculator, Tax Calculator, Demographic Portal and Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) Portal - for persons with disabilities.

 

The portals were adopted under the project “Upgrading Data Collection Process and Developing Trust in Official Statistics”, funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Swedish Government.

 

Within the framework of the project thematic portals were adapted for the blind and visually impaired persons. As the result, the functions of changing the contrast, increase, and decrease of font, as well as a voiceover in English and Georgian languages were added to the website.

 

Thematic portals adapted for the PWDs will ensure equal access to information for users with different abilities, increase their involvement in public life, as well as will help them significantly in making evidence-based decisions.

 

In his speech, Mr. Gogita Todradze noted that the adapted interactive portals will enable persons with disabilities to be fully involved and participate in public life.

 

In the last few years, Geostat has significantly increased the circle of users of statistical information, using modern ways of data dissemination and offering innovative services. However, adapting thematic portals to persons with disabilities and ensuring equal access to information for all members of society is an important step forward, especially in the digital age.

 

It should be noted that thematic interactive portals adapted for people with disabilities, have no analogue among the statistical services of the world.