Oral Answer

Website Accessibility by Persons with Disabilities

4 July 2017 · Prime Minister's Office

Speakers

Chan Chun Sing (Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Government Whip) Leon Perera

Transcript

17 Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister (a) how many of the official websites of Ministries and Statutory Boards meet the WCAG 2.0 or other international standards for website accessibility by persons with disabilities (PWDs); and (b) what steps will be taken to ensure that Government websites are accessible to PWDs to the fullest extent possible.

Mdm Speaker: Question No 17, who is replying on behalf of the Prime Minister?

The Minister, Prime Minister's Office (Mr Chan Chun Sing): Apologies, Mdm Speaker, Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary is not around. We will get him to provide the answer.

Mdm Speaker: We will move on to Question No 18 then. Mr Louis Ng.