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Users in Policy Making forWeb-Accessibility
Javier Güemes
EDF Acting Director
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Table of contents
1EDF presentation: providing the expertise ondisability at EU level
2EDF as a contributor to policy making on web-accessibility
3Conclusion
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EDF PresentationEDF Presentation
EDF, the European organisation of personswith disabilities
•Created in 1996
•Cross-disability organisation
•80 million persons with disabilities in Europe
•Organisation OF persons with disabilities
•“Nothing about persons with disabilities withoutpersons with disabilities”
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EDF PresentationEDF Presentation
EDF, a leading expertise on disability and e-accessibility
•Fight against discrimination on the basis ofdisability
•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 AccessibilityAward
•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 bindingEuropean Accessibility Act
• EDF will produce a report on the impact of Freedomof movement for persons with disabilities
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Web-accessibilityWeb-accessibility
EDF contributing to policy making process onweb-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 andEBU:
Call for binding legislation to ensureaccessibility of public sector websites andwebsites delivering basic services to citizensby 2015
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ConclusionConclusion
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 bindinglegislation
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Javier Güemes
EDF Acting Director
javier.guemes@edf-feph.org
www.edf-feph.org