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AccessibleEU Resource Centre - Events Calendar Highlights

Ivor Ambrose — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:59:00 GMT

AccessibleEU Resource Centre Events are presented here in a Google Calendar, highlighting both European-level and National events. The calendar language typically opens to that of the reader's geographical location.

AccessibleEU Events Calendar, highlighting European-level and National Events.
Participation is free of charge for ALL events. Click on the event for more detaiils.

The full AccessibleEU Events Calendar is available at the AccessibleEU website.

Join the AccessibleEU's Interactive "Community of Practice"

Ivor Ambrose — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:51:00 GMT

This interactive workspace has been created to complement the AccessibleEU LinkedIn Group to generate knowledge and discussion about accessibility in the European Union.

The AccessibleEU Community of Practice is divided into thematic forums.

You need to register as a member, when logging in for the first time.

Go to: AccessibleEU Community of Practice

Registered members can ask or answer questions or share information that can be of interest for the group.

The forums are moderated by AccessibleEU’s senior experts.

Members from outside the European Union Member States are also welcome. Accessibility is important to everyone!

These are the current forums:

Built environment,coordinated by ENAT (European Network for Accessible Tourism).
Transport, coordinated by Fundación ONCE.
ICT, coordinated by JKU (Johannes Kepler University Linz).
Policies, coordinated by EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities).
Standards, coordinated by UNE (Spanish Association for Standardisation).
Other topics, coordinated by Fundación ONCE.

There is also a new Discussion on Accessible Tourism, started by ENAT.

Please, post messages in the forum that are relevant to the topic at hand. If you have any doubts, please use the forum called “Other topics”.

It is very important to respect different opinions and to use a respectful language.

Thank you for your collaboration and enjoy the discussion!

Join the AccessibleEU LinkedIn Group to keep informed about forthcoming Events.

AccessibleEU Resource Centre

Ivor Ambrose — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:48:00 GMT

A European Commission "flagship" initiative in support of the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030.

The AccessibleEU is a resource centre on accessibility, working on the areas of built environment, transport, information and communication technologies and policies in order to ensure persons with disabilities’ participation in all areas of life on an equal basis with others.

Consortium Lead: Fundación ONCE, Spain

Consortium Partners:
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU), Austria
European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT), Belgium
European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), Belgium
The Spanish Association for Standardisation (UNE), Spain

Subcontractors:
European Disability Forum (EDF), Digital Europe, Age Platform Europe

Support services:
Deloitte, UNISYS, Pomilio Blumm.

Purpose of AccessibleEU

Build the capacity on accessibility in EU countries.
Support the implementation of the European Union legislation on accessibility.
Connect stakeholders responsible for implementing accessibility rules in the EU.
Create a common European one-stop-shop on accessibility.
Train excellent professionals on accessibility.

What will AccessibleEU offer?

Online library on accessibility

The Centre will offer direct links, databases, information about standards, guides, studies, good practices and support materials on accessibility.

Networking

AccessibleEU has an interactive Community of Practice comprising accessibility and disability experts, where we invite all who are interested in accessibility to join.

Join the AccessibleEU Community of Practice

Join the AccessibleEU LinkedIn Group

Accessibility training

AccessibleEU will offer workshops, online trainings and mutual learning events, among others, on different accessibility topics.

Accessibility monitoring and surveillance

AccessibleEU will provide support to monitor compliance with EU legislation across sectors in each EU country.

Studies

The Centre will carry out one study per year on a selected topic on accessibility in Europe.

Events

AccessibleEU will organise altogether 88 events per year that will be held at European and national levels in online, in-person and hybrid formats.

Awareness-raising

Annually, there will be 1 European-level awareness-raising event, 2 in big EU countries and 1 in medium and small EU countries.

Training

AccessibleEU will offer annually 2 workshops and mutual learning events at a European level, and 1 in big, medium and small EU countries. Topics include but are not limited to accessibility of:

Built environment
Transport
ICT
Policies

Additionally, a series of online trainings on targeted accessibility topics will also be offered once a year.

Networking events

There will be 1 EU level networking event, and 1 in each Member State.

Further information, AccessibleEU Events Calendar and Contact Point

Visit the Official European Commission AccessibleEU website

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