Accessibility Standards Canada has released the CAN-ASC-6.2:2025 standard, titled “Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems,” which is described as the world’s first standard on accessible and equitable AI. The standard emphasises that AI systems should provide comparable benefits to people with disabilities, avoid causing them disproportionate harm, protect their rights and freedoms, and involve them in all stages of the AI lifecycle. It outlines requirements for organisations to implement processes that support accessible and equitable AI governance, planning, procurement, development, deployment, and monitoring. Additionally, the standard mandates accessible education and training on AI, involving people with disabilities in the creation and delivery of such programs, to promote AI literacy and enable informed participation.
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