Reports: Public Consultation of the European Commission

Brussels, 10 January 2005.

Information Society for all: Commission opens consultation to make ICT products and services more accessible

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on how to make the benefits of Information and Communication Technologies available to the widest possible range of citizens, including to older people and people with disabilities. This consultation is a first step in the Commission?s endeavour to remove the technical challenges and difficulties that people with disabilities and others experience when trying to use electronic products or services such as computers, mobile phones or the Internet

Interested parties have until 12 February 2005 to comment on these proposals. The results of the consultation will feed into a Commission Communication on eAccessibility to be adopted before June 2005.

On-line Public Consultation from 10 January to 12 February 2005.

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