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Users in Policy Making for Web-Accessibility

Javier GüemesEDF Acting Director

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Table of contents

1 EDF presentation: providing the expertise on disability at EU level

2 EDF as a contributor to policy making on web-accessibility

3 Conclusion

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EDF Presentation

EDF, the European organisation of persons with disabilities

• Created in 1996• Cross-disability organisation• 80 million persons with disabilities in Europe• Organisation OF persons with disabilities• “Nothing about persons with disabilities without

persons with disabilities”

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EDF Presentation

EDF, a leading expertise on disability and e-accessibility

• Fight against discrimination on the basis of disability

• Expertise on all fields of the EU competence• E-inclusion and e-accessibility

• 2008 ‘Be part of it’ Campaign• 2009 TTS specifications with Digitaleurope• 2010 Vodafone Foundation Smart Accessibility

Award • Top campaign on freedom of movement

In 2011 EDF focuses on Freedom of Movement

It is a fundamental right protected by the EU treaties. It guarantees:

• Free movement of persons

• Free movement of goods

• Free movement of services

What do we want?

• The adoption of the ‘European Mobility Card’

• The adoption of a strong and legally binding European Accessibility Act

• EDF will produce a report on the impact of Freedom of movement for persons with disabilities

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Web-accessibility

EDF contributing to policy making process on web-accessibility

• Soft initiative did not deliver e.g. Riga Declaration• Digital Agenda for Europe• European Disability Strategy 2010-20• Conclusion of the UN CRPD in 2010• Launch a campaign with AGE Platform, ANEC and

EBU:Call for binding legislation to ensure

accessibility of public sector websites and websites delivering basic services to citizens

by 2015

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Conclusion

EDF supportive of initiatives for better (e-) inclusion of persons with disabilities

• Active involvement of persons with disabilities• Deliver tangible results• Support the implementation of binding

legislation

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Javier GüemesEDF Acting Director

javier.guemes@edf-feph.orgwww.edf-feph.org