BrazilBrazilian Inclusion Law, Universal Design of Information and Communication Systems Open to the Public
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
As of .
What it requires
- The Act names no technical standard: Article 55 takes the accessibility norms as the reference for the principles of universal design.
- If you design or implement a project involving information and communication systems or technologies that are open to the public, of public use or of private collective use, follow the principles of universal design, with the accessibility norms as reference, and treat universal design as the general rule (LBI Art. 55, caput and § 1).
- Where you can show that universal design cannot be undertaken, adopt reasonable adaptation (LBI Art. 55, § 2).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
Who enforces it
Settledness
- As of
- Open questions
- Which accessibility norms serve as the reference in Article 55 for an information and communication system, given that the Act names none?
What this law does
Article 55 requires the conception and implementation of projects dealing with information and communication, including information and communication systems and technologies, that are open to the public, of public use or of private collective use, to follow the principles of universal design, with the accessibility norms as reference. Under paragraph 1, universal design is always taken as the general rule.
Under paragraph 2, where universal design demonstrably cannot be undertaken, reasonable adaptation must be adopted. Article 3 treats universal design as the conception of products, environments, programmes and services to be used by all persons without need for adaptation or specific design, including assistive technology resources.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app ships a consumer interface.