The European Accessibility Act, the proposed law that would make
products and services in the EU more accessible for persons with
disabilities, is a unique opportunity for Europe, writes Catherine
Naughton.
Catherine Naughton is the director of the European
Disability Forum, an umbrella NGO representing some 80 million people
with disabilities across Europe.
Not only will it give EU
businesses the chance to take the lead on the world market for
accessible products and services. It will also and more importantly
start to pave the way for all EU citizens to participate in society on
an equal basis with others.
The proposal of the European
Commission does not bring up something unreasonable or even anything
particularly new, it is rather a means to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that the EU and all its members states – except Ireland – have already ratified. (...)
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