AccessibleEU France - Information Day: "The European Accessibility Act: Regulatory Impacts in France" (24-NW-FR-01)

The event begins with an overview session featuring a European Commission representative introducing the EAA, followed by insights into its specific impacts and French preparations from the Delegate for Standards. Practical implementation strategies will be outlined by Jesus Hernández Galán from AccessibleEU. The morning's second session focuses on accessibility in the built environment, with speakers from JTC 11 and key stakeholders, highlighting industry and association perspectives on standards. The afternoon session shifts to products and services, exploring compliance with EAA standards, focusing on EN 17161, digital accessibility, ‘Acceslibre’ case study and a Q&A session on critical issues, including assistance services. The seminar concludes with inspirational testimonials: Stéphane Gouret from L’École de design Nantes Atlantique discusses how accessibility fosters creativity and pedagogy in schools, while Estelle Peyrard of Techlab APF France Handicap emphasises the importance of user expert collaboration.

Details on the event:

Target audience: All accessibility professionals, State decision makers.
When: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Where: Ministère de la Transition Écologique et des Territoires, Tour Esplanade, Pl. Carpeaux, 92055 La Défense, France.
Format: Hybrid
Type of event: Networking
Language: French
How to participate: Free registration
Accessibility information: Accessible venue. Captioning and sign interpretation in French.

inclusion | social policy | legislation | EU law | information technology | building industry | urban planning
Thursday 5 December 2024, 09:30 - 17:00 (CET)

Programme

5 Dec 2024, 09:30 - 17:00 (CET)
Preliminary agenda
Morning session
9:30am – 10:15am – Understanding the European Accessibility Act
- Introduction by a representative of the European Commission.
- Presentation of the EAA.
- Impacts for France and what has already been considered, presented by the Delegate for Standards.
- Implementing this: presentation by Jesus Hernández Galán, AccessibleEU.
10:30am – 12pm – Accessibility in the Built Environment: what is at stake in standardization?
- Introduction to the regulatory framework by Florent Orsoni.
- Presentation of current issues and ongoing work by Fernando Machicado, JTC 11 (EN 17210), European Commission for Standardization.
- Impacts in France on the built environment: Eric Alexandre (DMA).
- Round-table discussion on challenges and remaining issues with representatives from:
  - Pierre Marie Micheli (CFPSAA)
  - Nicolas Mérille (APF)
  - AFE (pending confirmation)
  - AFPAPH
  - An industrial representative (to be defined)
12pm15 – 12 :45pm – Testimonial: Accessibility as a "constraint" that fosters creativity and pedagogy in schools.
Speaker: Stéphane Gouret, Deputy Director of L’École de design Nantes Atlantique.
Afternoon Session
2pm – 3:45pm - Products & Services: Responding to the EAA Challenges
- Introduction to the regulatory framework by Florent Orsoni.
- EN 17161 standard for products and services by Hansherman von Axelson, JTC12.
- Isabelle Saurat (Interministerial Delegate for Accessibility): digital accessibility / decree of October 9, 2023.
- 'Acceslibres' as a service example addressing these challenges, presented by DMA.
- Q&A session focusing on hard points and remaining challenges, especially concerning assistance services.
3:45pm – 4:15pm – Testimonial: Working with User Experts
Speaker: Estelle Peyrard (Techlab APF France Handicap).
4:15pm – 4:30pm – Conclusion by the Delegate for Standards
- Reflection points for the transposition of standardization to France: what needs to be adapted, amended + the position of standardization in France (soft law, etc.)