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MMMMultiplicity
EU rules and policy in the field of e-accessibility
an introduction
Rianne ten VeenINET, 20 June 2002
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A bit of history
• ‘91-’94: TIDE (Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly People)
• July ‘96: Commission Communication on equality of opportunity for people with disabilities: a new European Community strategy
• Dec. ‘96: Council Resolution on equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
• Oct. ‘97: power to tackle discrimination based on disability included in EU Treaty (Amsterdam)
• Dec. ‘99: Launch of eEurope initiative• June ‘00: Adoption of eEurope 2002 Action Plan
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eEurope 2002 Action Plan
Priorities in the field of e-accessibility:
• Policies to avoid ‘info-exclusion’;• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
guidelines for public websites;• Publication of ‘Design for all’ standards;• Review relevant legislation and standards;• Establishment of national centres of
excellence in ‘Design for all’.
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Since eEurope 2002 adoption
• Sep ‘01: Commission Communication eEurope 2002: Accessibility of Public Web Sites and their content
• Oct ‘01: Council Resolution on e-inclusion• March ‘02: Council Recommendation on
Web Accessibility Initiative guidelines• April ‘02: European network of Centres of
Excellence/ National Contact Centres• June ‘02: eEurope 2005
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Some upcoming steps
• 2002: Adoption of Council Recommendation on e-accessibility
• 2003: European Year of People with Disabilities
• June 2003: implementation Telecoms package
• By end 2004: basic public services in Member States should be accessible for all (key target eEurope 2005)
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Information sources
• Commission eEurope programme: europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/action_plan/index_en.htm
• Commission eEurope e-accessibility: europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/action_plan/eaccess/index_en.htm
• ETSI (European Telecom Standards): www.etsi.org
• European Institute for Design and Disability (EIDD): www.design-for-all.org
• EurActiv.com: www.euractiv.com
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