Over 100 million persons with disabilities live in Europe. However, most election campaigns still do not consider their accessibility needs.
Information broadcasted through digital channels, events and publications remains inaccessible to this important segment of voters. They face higher difficulties understanding parties’ goals, who the candidates are, and who they should vote for.
Today, we are launching two checklists and scoring systems to support parties, election campaigns and authorities in correcting this. They aim at self-assessment and learning about accessibility for campaign staff, politicians, candidates, and public officials.
Complete accessibility audits and expert support remain essential to ensure that all communications and events are inclusive and accessible. However, these guides will allow political parties – its communications and events departments – and candidates to understand what is missing and where to go from there.
Are you the Chief of Staff or still an intern at the “Accessibility Party”?
Fill out our guides, score yourself and step up your accessibility journey!
Communications checklist
- Communications Checklist: Making campaign communications accessible for persons with disabilities in PDF
- Communications Checklist: Making campaign communications accessible for persons with disabilities in Word
Events Checklist
- Events Checklist: Making campaign events accessible for persons with disabilities in PDF
- Events Checklist: Making campaign events accessible for persons with disabilities in Word
Contacts
André Félix – Communications Coordinator