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October has arrived with many interesting and inspiring events organised by AccessibleEU across Europe, featuring accessibility experts and professionals from other areas.
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The State of Luxembourg has put in place a series of initiatives to improve accessibility in their voting system and ensure the participation of people with disabilities in the upcoming 8 October general elections.
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Italian public and private websites and applications with an average turnover exceeding EUR 500 million in the last 3 years, must publish or update their accessibility statement by 23 September in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 76/2020.
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AccessibleEU is partnering up with IAAP and the European Disability Form to celebrate the Web Accessibility Directive third anniversary in a virtual event that will be held on 21 September at 9:00 am.
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AccessibleEU Centre is organising several exciting and inspiring national events which will take place in different Member States during the month of September.
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The European Commission has proposed a European Disability Card that will serve as an official proof of disability in the 27 Member States and will ensure that persons with disabilities realise their right to free movement.
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Help us improve accessibility in Europe by taking AccessibleEU’s survey
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Workshop by AccessibleEU to make higher education more accessible and inclusive
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The European Accessibility Centre (AccessibleEU) is one of the key initiatives proposed by the European Commission's Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030.
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Applications for the Access City Award competition are open until 18 September 2023. This European award recognises cities which have undertaken outstanding work to become more accessible for persons with disabilities.