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Accessibility standards and laws : implementation for successful digital education within the Eurozone

Mehigan, Tracey ORCID: 0000-0002-1728-2134, Altinier, Armony ORCID: 0000-0002-0711-8912, Oncins, Estella ORCID: 0000-0002-0291-3036, Sauberer, Gabriele ORCID: 0000-0001-6183-9940, Chawan, Kashmira and Fitzpatrick, Dónal ORCID: 0000-0001-9699-5484 (2022) Accessibility standards and laws : implementation for successful digital education within the Eurozone. In: Joint International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility - ICCHP-AAATE 2022, 13 -15 July 2022, Lecco, Italy. ISBN 9783950499780

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Abstract

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities defines the right to equal opportunities for all citizens. Article 21 of the convention details how the accessibility of information and communications should be ensured in practice. As a result of the convention, international, European and national policies, standards and law have been established, creating a legal and binding framework for compliance. This paper considers the current standardisation for digital accessibility and laws of the European Union member states, in particular Ireland, France and Spain in relation to compliance for digital educational practices. In view of the IMPACT (Inclusive Method based on the Perception of Accessibility and Compliance Testing) project, the paper will assess the level of compliance with digital accessibility standards at regional level within the aforementioned Eurozone Member States. The authors will address the current accessibility requirements and outline support and training strategies to support professional digital content creators and educators in conformance with existing guidelines and requirements.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Accessibility; Legislation; Standards; eLearning; HCI.
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Published in: Petz, Andrea and Hoogerwerf, Evert-Jan and Mavrou, Katerina, (eds.) ICCHP-AAATE 2022 Open Access Compendium "Assistive Technology, Accessibility and (e)Inclusion". 1. Association ICCHP. ISBN 9783950499780
Publisher:Association ICCHP
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.35011/icchp-aaate22-p1-37
Copyright Information:© 2022 The Authors
ID Code:27712
Deposited On:08 Sep 2022 14:57 by Tracey Mehigan . Last Modified 01 Mar 2023 13:44

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