A brief introduction of European Accessibility Act campaign
The campaign
The European Accessibility Act is a European Union (EU) Directive that aims to improve the functioning of the internal market for accessible products and services, by removing barriers created by divergent rules in Member States. It covers:
- Smartphones, tablets and computers
- Ticketing machines and check-in machines
- Televisions and TV programmes
- Banking and ATMs
- E-books
- Online shopping websites and mobile applications
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Positions
Our member’s positions
- Statement of the European Network on Accessible Tourisom on the provisional agreement of the Act
- European Blind Union Urges Austrian Presidency to Engage in Constructive Negotiations on Flagship European Accessibility Act (pdf)
- Inclusion Europe
- Autism Europe
- International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IF)
- Spanish Committee of Representatives of Persons with Disabilities (CERMI)
- European Blind Union (EBU)
- Disabled Peoples’ Organisation Denmark (DPOD)-Danish
- Conseil Français des Personnes Handicapées pour les Questions Européennes (CFHE)-French
- Belgian Disability Forum-French
- European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)
- Austrian Disability Forum-German
EDF partners’ positions
- AGE Platform Europe “We count on the Austrian Presidency to successfully conclude the negotiations on the EU Accessibility Act”
- AGE Platform Europe
- ANEC – the voice of consumers in standardisation