European Accessibility Act
At a Glance
05-09-2017
To ensure the full participation of people with disabilities in society and to reduce the fragmentation of legislation governing their access to products and services, the Commission has adopted a proposal for a directive – often referred to as the European Accessibility Act. This would provide a common EU definition of, and implementation framework for, accessibility requirements for certain products and services in the internal market. Parliament is due to vote on the proposal in the September plenary.
At a Glance
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- care of the disabled
- carriage of passengers
- communications
- computer equipment
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- electronic banking
- electronic commerce
- EU strategy
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- facilities for the disabled
- FINANCE
- financial institutions and credit
- harmonisation of standards
- information technology and data processing
- international affairs
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- marketing
- organisation of transport
- product design
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- provision of services
- single market
- social affairs
- social protection
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- technology and technical regulations
- telephone
- television
- TRADE
- TRANSPORT
- UN convention