Welcome to the DfA@eInclusion Web site
Welcome to the web site of the IST Coordination Action “Design for All for eInclusion - DfA@eInclusion” (0033838). In these pages you can find news and information about the project's activities, objectives, expected results and partners.
Press Information Set
The Press Information Set of DfA@eInclusion contains useful information regarding the project, as well as a number of Good Practice Examples in Design for All, basic instructions to implement DfA, the Project fact sheet and EDeAN flyer, etc. You may download it from the link below. It is also available from the special "DFa@eInclusion" material section on the ARIADNE online Resource Centre at http://www.edean.org.
Press Information Set available for download (zipped file)
Recommended resources on Design for All
A list of selected resources on Design for All, recommended by the DfA@eInclusion project has been made available. You may download it from the link below. You may also browse through these resources through the designated section "Recommended resources" of the ARIADNE online Resource Centre at http://www.edean.org.
Recommended resources
Launch of e-Inclusion Public Survey
The eInclusion Unit of the EC has last week launched a public survey to gather views on the role of e-Inclusion on future Information Society Policy. Specifically, the objective of the survey is to gather views on:
- The role of e-inclusion in the future European strategy on the information society that will succeed the 'i2010' initiative.
- European programmes and activities supporting e-inclusion.
- Cooperation modalities between European Commission services and relevant stakeholders regarding e-inclusion activities.
The survey is available to download in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian, whereas the online consultation form is also available. In addition to responding to the survey, position papers are welcome (each one of maximum 3 pages of A4 format), which can be also sent to eInclusion at ec.europa.eu (replace at with @). The deadline for contributions is 2 April 2009.
Report by the DfA@eInclusion project distributed during the e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference in Vienna
The Deliverable entitled "Report on the impact of technological developments on eAccessibility" (D2.1) of the DfA@eInclusion project, has been printed by the eInclusion unit of the EC and distributed in the Commission stand during the Ministerial Conference in Vienna.
The report discusses the present situation and the possible impact of the ongoing technological developments in Information and Telecommunication Technology (ICT) on the inclusion of people with activity limitations.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 published on 11 December 2008
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible. Following these guidelines will make content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity and combinations of these. Following these guidelines will also often make your Web content more usable to users in general.
WCAG 2.0 success criteria are written as testable statements that are not technology-specific. Guidance about satisfying the success criteria in specific technologies, as well as general information about interpreting the success criteria, is provided in separate documents. See Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview for an introduction and links to WCAG technical and educational material.
WCAG 2.0 succeeds Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [WCAG10], which was published as a W3C Recommendation May 1999. Although it is possible to conform either to WCAG 1.0 or to WCAG 2.0 (or both), the W3C recommends that new and updated content use WCAG 2.0. The W3C also recommends that Web accessibility policies reference WCAG 2.0.
The European Commission announces the winners of the e-Inclusion awards
The winners of the 2008 European e-Inclusion Awards were announced on 1st December at the e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference in Vienna, the concluding event of the Commission's 'Be Part of it!' campaign. Seven European initiatives have been selected for their innovative uses of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to promote digital and social inclusion in Europe.
The European e-Inclusion Awards were run for the first time in 2008 and attracted 469 entrants. The winners of the seven awards categories are:
- Ageing Well: London Borough of Newham (United Kingdom)
- Geographic Inclusion: Kyyjarven Mediamyllarit ry (Finland)
- Digital Literacy: Association "Langas i ateiti" (Lithuania)
- Cultural Diversity: Milton Keynes Council (United Kingdom)
- Marginalised Young People: A-Clinic Foundation (Finland) e-Accessibility: Synscenter Refsnæs (Denmark)
- Inclusive Public Services: Sotiria Hospital (Greece)
Additional information about the awards and the award winners is available.
