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    Position Paper - Germany 2

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    Germany has taken steps to increase access to information for minorities and those with disabilities. The government provides public websites in German, English, French, Spanish, Turkish, and Russian to accommodate the 30+ native languages spoken in Germany. A 2002 law also mandates accessibility standards for people with disabilities. Additionally, Germany works to ensure affordable and widespread public internet access throughout the country, including public libraries, youth centers, and government buildings, in order to achieve universal access to information for all citizens.

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    Position Paper - Germany 2

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    Germany has taken steps to increase access to information for minorities and those with disabilities. The government provides public websites in German, English, French, Spanish, Turkish, and Russian to accommodate the 30+ native languages spoken in Germany. A 2002 law also mandates accessibility standards for people with disabilities. Additionally, Germany works to ensure affordable and widespread public internet access throughout the country, including public libraries, youth centers, and government buildings, in order to achieve universal access to information for all citizens.

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    Achieving universal access to information and knowledge, especially in rural areas

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    Germany has taken steps to increase access to information for minorities and those with disabilities. The government provides public websites in German, English, French, Spanish, Turkish, and Russian to accommodate the 30+ native languages spoken in Germany. A 2002 law also mandates accessibility standards for people with disabilities. Additionally, Germany works to ensure affordable and widespread public internet access throughout the country, including public libraries, youth centers, and government buildings, in order to achieve universal access to information for all citizens.

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    Committee: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 

    Topic: Achieving Universal Access to Information and Knowledge, Especially in Rural Areas
    Country: Germany
    Delegate: Lisa D’souza 

    Honorable chair and respected delegates,

    Germany is home to four groups of national minorities as well as more than 16 million people
    from a migrant background (as of 2012). Thus, in many communities and schools, especially in
    larger cities, speakers of more than 30 native languages live and learn together. . Most people,
    including speakers of minority and migrant languages, use cyberspace content in the official
    language German since no other languages were available, this language barrier prevented
    people for migrant backgrounds to have universal access to knowledge and information. Many
    people from migrant background also use online content in their native languages which is
    freely available.

    In order to alleviate these issues, the Federal Government furthers multilingualism and
    universal access to cyberspace by providing online content on public websites in several other
    languages. Almost all websites of public institutions are available in German and English, some
    also in French or Spanish. Furthermore, authorities and public institutions increasingly offer
    content in migrant languages, such as for example (but not limited to) Turkish and Russian, in
    order to make them truly accessible for migrants from different backgrounds who are not
    fluent in German. This especially concerns information on new laws and policies. . Many people
    from migrant background were able to access online content in their native languages which
    had become freely available.

    In addition, a law introduced in 2002 requires public websites to be accessible for people with
    disabilities. Therefore, online content and documents available for download are designed
    according to accessibility standards. Public websites also contain easy read information; some
    also offer information in sign language. Moreover, the government has made it mandatory for
    the internet can be accessed throughout the country. A wide range of public internet access
    points throughout the country, for example at public libraries, youth centers, train stations and
    public authority buildings complement commercial internet access. By adopting appropriate
    regulation and safeguarding competition, the Federal Government contributes to ensuring
    affordable internet costs for all regarding commercial access.

    The delegate of Germany yields the floor back to the chair


    Committee: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 
    Topic: Achieving Universal Access to Information and Knowledge, Especially in Rural Areas
    Country: Germany
    Delegate: Lisa D’souza 

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