Status of governance mechanisms for rights of people with disabilities on the Internet The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) provides the general legal context for the rights of people with disabilities on the Internet. More specifically, this policy issue is addressed by the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, and other initiatives such as the Internet Society Disability and Special Needs Chapter, and the International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet. International standards in web accessibility are developed by W3C within its Web Accessibility Initiative. Possible gaps in dealing with rights of people with disabilities The mechanisms analysed appear to indicate the existence of knowledge gap in data and research on an impact of international Internet public policy issues on the accessibility needs of people with disabilities. In spite of major efforts, there are still policy gaps of the structured coverage of accessibility needs in development of Internet technical and web standards. 4.4 Women's rights online The main focus of women’s rights online is in respect to discrimination against bias in the exercise of rights, such as the right to hold office, the right to equal pay, and the right to educational and economic opportunities. With the increasing shift of professional and social life activities to the Internet, the full achievement of women’s rights online will depend on different policies related to the online world. Status of governance mechanisms for women's rights online The IGF has an active Dynamic Coalition on Gender Rights. However, a significant challenge remains to mainstream the online facets of activities of existing women’s rights bodies established in the context of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The UN’s Human Rights Council has an important role to play, with active work on various aspects of women’s rights overall, as does UN Women as the multilateral women’s issues agency. Possible gaps in dealing with women’s rights online The mechanisms analysed appear to indicate the existence of a policy gap in mainstreaming online aspect of activities of existing international bodies and processes dealing with women’s rights. In addition, it is indicated that there is a lack in policy coordination among various international initiatives dealing with women’s rights online. The capacity gap exists with regard to insufficient capacity of organisations dealing with women’s rights to address the online aspects of these rights. 28