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The EU Council approved the final version of the text of the Directive on the European Disability Card and European Parking Card, clearing the last bureaucratic hurdles.

The selected cities Borås (Sweden), Cartagena (Spain), Nuremberg (Germany), and Vienna (Austria) have demonstrated best practice and highlighted their commitment to ensure accessibility to urban life for persons with disabilities.

The 2024 edition of the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference is taking place in Brussels on 28-29 November 2024 and hosted by the European Commission in partnership with the European Disability Forum.

The Slovenian government has adopted a comprehensive new regulation that mandates that broadcasters and services include accessibility features, and includes provisions for improving user interface accessibility.

AccessibleEU launches a brand new Multimedia Content section, where you will be able to watch past AccessibleEU events.

The Solfagnano Charter consists of 8 priorities upon which the G7 countries commit to take action and support concrete policies for the inclusion and empowerment of persons. It was adopted on 16 October within the first-ever G7 dedicated to inclusion, accessibility, and persons with disabilities.

This introductory course teaches the principles of design for all, common barriers and how to solve them, among other topics.

Organised by AccessibleEU in collaboration with the University of Porto, the event is taking place at the University of Porto next Wednesday, 30 October.

The Web Accessibility Directive requires Member States to report on the results of their monitoring activities every three years. The next series of reports is due in December 2024.