equipment. 97. According to the CRPD, government departments are required to ensure accessibility when designing public websites, apps, platforms, and software for announcing public information. The NCC released the Web Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 in 2017.79 Between 2017 and 2019, 9,672 website accessibility verification applications were received from public and private organizations, 6,988 manual verification applications were submitted, and 3,427 labels were approved. As of the end of 2019, 5,847 labels have been approved, which is relatively low. Of the 3,086,536 domains with the extension “.tw” registered by the end of 2019, 80 750,000 were registered by Taiwanese organizations for a coverage (pass rate) of only 0.78%. This figure suggests that most websites do not comply with the Web Accessibility Guidelines. Upon review of the information provided by the central competent authority, the NHRC proposed the following problems: (1) Most public and private websites failed to meet accessibility requirements at the time of application for the accessibility certification label. Some robust websites had accessibility problems in certain sections, resulting in a delay in compliance. These problems resulted in an approval rate of only 50% (3,427 of 6,988). The NCC can assist applicants in identifying problems and propose corrective action to enhance the overall approval rate. (2) The PDRPA was amended in 2011 to require the websites of government departments, their subsidiaries, and schools to undergo accessibility verification and acquire the accessibility certification label. As of 2019, less than 70% of the websites of government departments, their subsidiaries, and schools have passed the accessibility verification (acquired the accessibility certification label).81 Most of the 2,777 websites still lacking an accessibility certification label are fourth-level agencies, including high schools and under 79 80 81 The NCC revised the Web Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and renamed it Web Accessibility Guidelines. The revised Web Accessibility Guidelines and web accessibility accreditation badges took effect on July 1, 2021. Web Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 label applications are no longer processed. However, labels acquired before June 30, 2021, are still valid for three years. Statistical data from Taiwan Network Information Center According to Table 21.3 of the CRPD Second Report, government and school websites that passed accessibility verification (acquired the accessibility certification label) increased from 27.96% in 2016 to 66.23% in 2019. However, the approval rate remains lower than 70%. 66