THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
-------
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
---------
No. 28/2009/TT-BTTTT
Hanoi, September 14, 2009
 
CIRCULAR
PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN ACCESSING AND USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Pursuant to the June 29, 2006 Law on Information Technology;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. I87/2007/ND-CP of December 25, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Infonnation and Communications;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister s Decision No. 239/2006/QD-TTg of October 24, 2006, approving the Scheme on assistance for people with disabilities during 2006-2010;
At the proposal of the director of the Science and Technology Department,
STIPULATES:
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular provides for the application of standards and technologies to assist people with disabilities in accessing and using information and communication technologies.
Article 2. Subjects of application This Circular applies to:
1. Telecommunications service providers. Internet service providers and Internet agents; producers, importers, agents, distributors and retailers of telecommunications and information technology equipment, including hardware and software;
2. State agencies, including ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-attached agencies. People's Committees at all levels, and non-business units using state budget funds for designing and developing their websites;
3. Television stations licensed to operate in Vietnam;
4. Public service and public administrative service providers.
Article 3. List of standards
1. Attached to this Circular is a list of standards to assist people with disabilities in accessing and using information and communication technologies;
2. Standards to assist people with disabilities in accessing and using information and communication technologies are in two forms: compulsory application and recommended application. The form applicable to each standard is specified in the list of standards attached to this Circular;
3. This list of standards shall be periodically revised and updated to suit Vietnam's practical conditions and world technological development level.