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Welcome to the International Center for Accessible Radio Technology (ICART) – a collaborative effort between NPR, Harris
Corporation and Towson University. ICART’s mission is to design and advocate for accessibility features to be included as radio broadcasting
accelerates the global transition to digital transmission. As we like to say: “Accessible design is good universal design”
Fast Facts:
- Radio is the dominant mass medium, reaching 4.3 billion global listeners weekly
- Three major digital radio systems are now in use in various countries around the world: HD Radio, Eureka DAB and Digital Radio Mondiale
- The sensory disabled globally number 650 million
- Including those sharing households and workplaces with the sensory disabled, it is estimated over 2 billion are affected by sensory disabilities
- The 2007 Human Rights Convention “Rights of Persons With Disabilities” has been signed by 120 countries to date.
A growing list of organizations are supporting this global initiative including:
- Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) at WGBH
- Delphi Electronics
- Helen Keller Institute
- iBiquity Digital
- International Association of Audio Information Services
- NDS
- National Federation of the Blind
- Northern Virginia Resource Center
- Radiosophy
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