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AccessibleEU Bulgaria - Accessibility legislation: Let’s talk about challenges and opportunities (25-AW-BG-01)

This AccessibleEU event, co-organised with the Bulgarian Centеr for No for Profit Law (BCNL), seeks to raise awareness on the European Accessibility Act which has come into force on 28 June this year.

The event will:

  • Focus on the European Accessibility Act as common legal framework
  • Introduce and discuss the Bulgarian law on accessibility, the responsible and affected stakeholders, the requirements and challenges.
  • Present relevant resources under AccessibleEU.

Details on the event:

  • Target audience: Public institutions, municipalities, judicial bodies, public health institutions, educational institutions, public libraries and cultural institutions, education and e-learning platforms, private sector business, service providers, NGOs, experts, PWD (with no pre-existing knowledge on accessibility legislation).
  • When: Friday, November 7, 2025
  • Where: Shtrak, Sofia, 3 Hristo Belchev Str., ground floor. Bulgaria
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type of event: Awareness-raising
  • Language: Bulgarian
  • How to participate: Registration is now closed, but you can attend the event in person even if you are not registered or you can join the livestream here
  • Accessibility information: Accessible venue. Captioning and sign language interpretation in Bulgarian.
  • inclusion | EU policy | EU policy - national policy
  • Friday 7 November 2025, 09:00 - 13:00 (EET)
Country
  • Bulgaria

Programme

  1. 7 Nov 2025, 09:00 - 13:00 (EET)
    Preliminary agenda:

    09.00-09.30 Registration and welcoming coffee
    09.30-10.00 AccessibleEU Resource Centre in 2025 – accessibility legislation, resources and good practices
    10.00-11.00 European and national legislation on accessibility

    • Introductory of EAA as common legal framework – aim, scope, stakeholders, requirements, timelines.
    • Bulgarian answer: The Law on Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services – general provisions, requirements, stakeholders, obligations of manufacturers and service providers, exceptions, deadlines, monitoring

    11.00-11.15 Coffee break
    11.15-12.30 Challenges and opportunities in implementation of the national legislation – the view of PWD, institutions, business
    12.30-13.00 Closing and lunch 

Practical information

When
Friday 7 November 2025, 09:00 - 13:00 (EET)
Languages
Bulgarian

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