Brazil Advances Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Care with New Initiatives
Brazil advances its digital accessibility standards and social inclusion with enhanced online assistive technologies and a comprehensive National Care Plan.
- • Diário PcD and Perto Digital implement over 60 assistive digital features to enhance website accessibility for disabled users.
- • Brazil’s National Care Plan consolidates nearly 80 initiatives across 20 ministries to ensure care as a right and address inequalities.
- • New care initiatives include ‘Cuidotecas’ to support working parents, particularly benefiting marginalized groups.
- • The plan recognizes the economic value of care work and aims to integrate care into social and economic policy.
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Brazil is making significant strides towards digital accessibility and social inclusion, exemplified by two recent initiatives launched on December 27, 2025. The news portal Diário PcD partnered with Perto Digital to enhance digital accessibility by implementing over 60 assistive features on its website. This collaboration aims to ensure barrier-free access to information for people with disabilities, positioning digital accessibility as a citizen's right rather than merely a legal requirement. Features include an optimized screen reader, customizable visual modes, keyboard navigation for those with motor disabilities, simplified commands, and accessibility accommodations for hearing impaired users, such as captions and audio descriptions.
Concurrently, the Brazilian government unveiled the National Care Plan, known as "Brazil that Cares," which establishes care as a fundamental right and addresses historical injustices disproportionately affecting women, particularly poor, Black, Indigenous, and marginalized communities. Spearheaded by Laís Abramo, National Secretary of Care and Family, this plan consolidates nearly 80 actions spanning 20 ministries to support social care comprehensively. Key initiatives include establishing "Cuidotecas"—special care spaces for children of night-shift workers—with a goal of opening 100 by the end of 2027, expanding daycare services, and implementing measures to recognize the economic value of care work, which could represent up to 20% of GDP. The plan also reflects extensive consultations with diverse social groups, including people with disabilities, Indigenous populations, and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Together, these developments highlight Brazil's commitment to fostering both digital accessibility and equitable social care, promoting inclusion across multiple facets of society.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
