Legal Framework and Related Results on eAccessibility: A

Legislation Review

Robert Huffaker

Marie Curie Fellow at DREAM Programme

Technical Officer at Technosite

External PhD Student at NUIG CDLP

DREAM Training Event

Maastricht University - January 2013

LINK TO PAPER:

http://bit.ly/LegRevHuff

ABSTRACT

– Examine the way governments implement

and augment the state of eAccessibility

– Review the eAccessibility legislation

framework via UNCRPD, EU, and Member

State (Ireland and Spain) level

– Websites, Self Service Terminals and mobilephone apps.

SCOPE

Websites SSTs Mobile apps

UNCRPD

EU

SPAIN

IRELAND

INTRO

– How people with disabilitiesuse ICT

– What is MeAC? Measurestech and policy

UNCRPD: Conclusions

– Websites, SSTs and mobile apps: UNCRPD mostrelevant

European Union: Conclusions

– Supporing websites, not so much with SSTs

and mobile apps

– SSTs seen from built environment aspect

– Directive on the Accessibility of Public Sector Bodies' Websites

Ireland: Conclusions

– Below EU average on every policy

implementation score

– For technology scores Ireland scored above

the EU average only twice: in urban

environment and for all technology indicators

– Curious: low scores and lots of legislation

Spain: Conclusions

– MeAC: dipped below the EU average only

twice, for ATM technology and vending

machine technology.

– Above EU average on every other technology

case and also for every policy case analysed..

Overall Conclusions

– Websites: more enforcement

– SSTs: ICT, not just built environment

– Mobile Apps: how to create binding legislation?

Thank you!

Robert Huffaker

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