EU Parliament approves the European Accessibility Act
The European Union (EU) Parliament has approved the enactment of the European Disabilities Act. This is considered as an important first step that will pave the way for EU legislation to that will ensure that products and services become accessible for persons with disabilities.
More importantly the Act will ensure that people living with disabilities within the EU have access to information Communication Technology (ICT)s services and devices such as computers, smartphones, tablets, TV sets, banking ATM and services, payment terminals, e-books and e-readers, e-commerce websites and mobile apps and ticketing machines.
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