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UN report on good practices of support systems for inclusive communities The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published a report examining several good practices of social services to foster community inclusion for persons with disabilities. The report highlights the importance of adopting a …
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ADEDU: Accessible Digital EDUcation Digital education should be accessible and inclusive. In the early weeks of February, the Accessible Digital EDUcation (ADEDU) partnership met in Brussels to start the 2.5 year project. Focussing on accessible education, the project will support the inclusion of learners affected by learning disabilities, understanding diversity …
Germany has released a new version of its online manual on accessible documents in learning contexts. Germany’s federal monitoring agency for accessibility of Information and Communication Technologies (BFIT-Bund) has recently released version 1.3 of its online manual on accessible documents in learning contexts (German title: “Barrierefreie Dokumente in Lernkontexten”). Various …
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“Accessible Europe: ICT 4 ALL”, provided an opportunity for stakeholders to converge and strenghten knowledge on policies, current good practices as well as benefits of accessibility. International experts met in Madrid to discuss how the development and promotion of digital accessibility can contribute to the creation of an inclusive society, …
AccessibleEU has put together an accessibility community of practice comprising professionals and experts from different fields, as well as other key players. The purpose of this community is to engage stakeholders responsible for implementing accessibility to promote compliance with EU laws, exchange knowledge and improve expertise on accessibility. Benefits for …
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The course is available on the AccessibleEU online campus and ends on 15 December. AccessibleEU has launched the online course “Accessible Technology Design” that teaches the basics of universal accessibility in digital environments. After completing it, students will be able to: Define accessibility and inclusive design as goals to achieve. …
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Are you an accessibility professional, a person with disability, or are interested in this topic? AccessibleEU Centre wants to know about your views and opinion regarding accessibility in Europe. We are very interested in learning about: Your knowledge on EU legislation on accessibility. Accessibility in your country. Accessibility within your …
“The European Accessibility Centre (AccessibleEU) is one of the key initiatives proposed in the European Disability Strategy 2021-2030 by the European Commission. The consortium working on this project is formed by ENAT, EASPD, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, UNE, and led by the Fundación ONCE. Fundación ONCE invites you to …
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The creation of ‘AccessibleEU’ and the consortium is one of the flagship initiatives proposed by the European Commission in the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. It will serve to increase the coherence of accessibility policies and facilitate access to relevant knowledge. ‘AccessibleEU’ will bring together national …
ACCESSIBILITECH project, led by Fundación ONCE, has published its results after two years of work. The project findings will contribute to advance accessibility in technologies for telework, e-learning and telecare. One of the project’s main conclusions is that there is still a need to design effective strategies to raise awareness …
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