Accesibilitate la infrastructuraDescription This article is about the importance of ensuring accessibility to infrastructures. It also explains what are the national and international legislative frameworks for ensuring accessibility and the experience of Association MOTIVATIE in assessing accessibility in Chisinau (capital of the Republic of Moldova). Reference |
Accesibilitate Pentru TotiDescription This brochure is intended for people with disabilities, specialists in the field and specialists responsible for creating and ensuring accessibility for people with reduced mobility. Reference |
Bridging the Disability Divide through Digital TechnologiesDescription The report is a background Paper for the 2016 World Development, on Digital Dividends and it provides an overview of the opportunities presented by the Internet and ICT for the full participation of persons with disabilities. It also reviews the main challenges to the realization of ICT-enabled inclusive development and presents cost-beneficial policy and practice recommendations for governments and development practitioners. |
Council Resolution on Accessibility of Cultural Infrastructure and Cultural Activities for People with DisabilitiesDescription This document presents the Council Resolution on accessibility of cultural infrastructure and cultural activities for people with disabilities. Reference http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32003G0607(02) |
EASPD Position on the European Accessibility ActDescription EASPD welcomes the “Proposal of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Members States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services”. In this paper, EASPD highlights a few considerations for the adoption of the European Accessibility Act. Reference |
European Accessibility Act - Improving the Accessibility of Products and Services in the Single MarketDescription The European Accessibility Act (EAA) aims to improve the functioning of the internal market for accessible products and services by removing barriers created by divergent legislation. Reference ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=14795&langId=en |
Making Culture AccessibleDescription This study is a general overview of existing legal and policy frameworks in Europe, covering access to and participation in cultural life, cultural provision and cultural rights. It aims at facilitating an environment that enables the development of access and participation in this area. Reference |
Memo on Disabilities: Proposal for an Accessibility ActDescription The proposed Directive supports Member States to achieve their national commitments as
well as their obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD) regarding accessibility. Reference ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=14813&langId=en |
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0Description Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 defines how to make Web content moreaccessible to people with disabilities. Accessibility involves a wide range of disabilities,including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurologicaldisabilities. Report date First published in 2005 (last update in 2017) Author N/A Reference https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php |
Work plan for culture - a report on policies and good practicesDescription Report on the role of public arts and cultural institutions in the promotion of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue. Reference http://www.europa-creativa.eu/Files/uploads/30-role_arts_diversity-dialogue_en.pdf |