Inequalities contribute to the exclusion of people for various reasons, such as gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, ideology, ethnic origin or purchasing level.
The tenth Sustainable Development Goal aims to reduce inequality both at local and international level, improving relations between countries and people. This would result in a substantial advance in the quality of life of the population and the socio-economic and sustainable development of countries.
Standards are strategic allies to help organisations achieve the 17 SDGs, as they provide best practices, knowledge and collaboration that this global challenge requires.
Almost 250 UNE standards help organizations to achieve this SDG. Examples are those developed in Technical Standardization Committee CTN 170 on Universal Accessibility, with the support of the ONCE Foundation and the Royal Board on Disability.
One of the most relevant of these standards is UNE 170001-1 Universal accessibility. Part 1: DALCO criteria to facilitate accessibility in the built environment and Standard UNE 170001-2 Universal accessibility. Part 2: Accessibility management system and Standard UNE 178105 Universal accessibility in Smart Cities, which lay the foundations for starting the aforementioned change process.
In addition, the ISO 21902 on accessible tourism is to be published in the first quarter of 2020. Led by the ONCE Foundation, OMT and UNE, it will be the first international standard in this field.
