1. LORIS 2002 Conference Information technologies and disadvantaged groups Per Blixt European Commission DG Information Society

2. 2 The Information Society A Vision of the Information Society for All  An open, inclusive society, accessible to all citizens without discrimination  Participation of all citizens, of all ages and abilities: - citizens seen as a resource and not a burden  Increased possibilities to enhance all citizens’ capacities  Opening up new markets and stimulating industry …driven by research and technological development

3. 3 EYPD 2003 Conference Participation Publications Web sites eEUROPE AP2002 eAccessibility eEUROPE Action Plan 2005 eInclusion

4. 4 6FP: Work programme 2003-4 eInclusion Focus: –Research on advanced interfaces etc. in assistive devices, and information modelling and web semantics to improve web usability –Development and demonstration of intelligent housing –Networking of research teams, in the domain of assistive technologies and the domain of design-for-all Socio-economic, regulatory and policy dimensions to ensure availability of information society services for all at a reasonable cost, will also be addressed.

5. 5 Establish and ensure networking of Centres of Excellence and create European curriculum in Design-for- All  identify centres of excellence  workshop for national centres  European DfA curriculum Year 2002 Action Achievements  Member States shortlist centres of excellence  Plan networking mechanisms (real and virtual meetings)  Plan working group on DfA curriculum e -Europe / e -Europe +

6. 6 Review relevant legislation and standards to ensure conformity with accessibility principles  dissemination of findings from national studies  co-ordination and definition of new targets Year 2002 Action Achievements  Member States produce a status report  Disseminate report to all stakeholders  Established working group to address legislation e -Europe / e -Europe +

7. 7 Adoption of WAI guidelines  develop a strategic plan for implementation of measures to ensure accessibility of public websites Year 2001 Action Achievement  Member States adopted the implementations of the WAI Guidelines by public sites  Web Accessibility Status plus methodology to assess implementation report  Disseminate best practice in Member States e -Europe / e -Europe +

8. 8 IST Call 2 opening 15/6 2003, closing 15/10 2003 Research on advanced interfaces in assistive devices, robotics, improve web usability –Development and demonstration of intelligent housing –Networking of research teams, in the domain of assistive technologies and the domain of design-for-all Infoday in Brussels the 20th of May 6FP: 2nd Call

9. 9 More information per.blixt@cec.eu.int IST Persons with Special Needs http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka1/special_needs/home.html e-Europe http://europa.eu.int/comm/information_society/eeurope/ind ex_en.htm

11. 11 EDEAN Network over 100 organizations in Europe, Center in MS D4All project to support the EDEAN Network IDCNET project - European Curriculum in DFA Coming : Recommendations for the Curriculum eEurope Target 5