This section contains a variety of docum​ents from a number of sources that can be downloaded by members or the general public.

FINAL REPORT: Survey of Worldwide Audio Description Activity, World Blind Union / American Council of the Blind-Audio Description Project   

The survey reveals that audio description (AD) is an important assistive technology worldwide providing access to people who are blind or have low vision to the arts and many other visually-rich events. 67% of respondents said that AD is available in the respondent’s country.:
AD-WBU AD Survey press release
WBU-ACB AD Survey-FINAL REPORT

New Human Rights reports: WBU Human Rights Report and WBU Report on Disability-Inclusive Disaster Management are available here: 

WBU Human Rights Report - Nov 2014

WBU Humanitarian Crises Report - Nov 2014​

WBU Humanitarian Crises Report - Nov 2014

WBU Human Rights Report - Nov 2014

Committee Reports/Updates and Resource Documents

• RGWG Fund Development Conference notes Day 1 notes from February seminar held in London for fund development staff of blindness organizations
• RGWG Fund Development Conference notes Day 2 notes from February seminar for fund development staff of organizations that serve the blind, or of the blind.
• World-Blind-Union-key-concerns-for-April-2013-WIPO-informals what the treaty needs in order to be effective and useful for visually impaired people and organizations worldwide.
• ECOSOC-Technology-WBU submission to the UN committee recommending accessible technology in future development programs.
• Ageing and Visual Impairment Report from the Elderly Persons Network
• Status of White Cane from Mobility and Transport committee
• Blindness, Poverty, and Development from the Development committee
• Universal Design from Mobility and Transport committee
• WBU-CRPD Monitoring Committee: Re Article #9 from Human Rights and Advocacy
• WBU PowerPoint Guidelines from the Technology Working group
• STATUS OF QUIET CARS report April 2012 from the Mobility and Transport committee
• Right to Read Campaign Fall 2011 update from Right to Read committee
• SCCR 23-7 WBU and EDA position on the print disability text 15 March 2012 from the R2R committee

Publications from other groups:

• WHO draft action for blindness prevention 2014 to 2019 A66_11
• UN HR study of work of persons with disabilities
• Beijing Declaration 2012 June 8
• What To Do when You Meet a Sighted Person
• Equal rights citizenship - Pedro Zurita