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Organised by AccessibleEU and UN Tourism in collaboration with ENAT, Fundación ONCE and Ilunion Accesibilidad, the workshop 'Accessible Tourism: Harnessing the benefits of inclusive destinations for companies and people' will take place on 23 January in Madrid.
- Country
- European Union
This Royal Decree seeks to guarantee equal access and non-discrimination for all persons, especially those with difficulties in understanding and interacting.
- Country
- Spain
This system, still in test phase, includes use of colour to identify spaces, pictograms that comply with international regulations, Easy-to-read, QR codes and consistent signage. It has been validated by persons with intellectual disabilities who are cognitive accessibility experts.
- Country
- Spain
The Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Universal Design (UD2024) have been turned into a book, which is available for download in PDF format. The book includes a total of 60 scientific papers on universal design in several fields.
Vienna won the 2025 Access City Award for its outstanding efforts to making the city accessible for persons with disabilities. Nuremberg (Germany) and Cartagena (Spain) received the second and third prize respectively.
- Country
- Austria
The guidance provides practical recommendations to Member States on the use of EU funding to accelerate the transition from institutional care to community-based services and independent living for persons with disabilities.
In this conference, accessibility experts in Slovenia made a call for the implementation of a common platform to consolidate the country's solutions in accessibility. The conference, where innovative and technological solutions were presented, can now be seen on video.
- Country
- Slovenia
In 2024, the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the Association of Disabled Persons and their Friends ‘Apeirons’, with AccessibleEU's support, have prioritised the accessibility of cultural and historical sites for persons with disabilities. Data is collected on Digital Guide Mapeirons.eu
- Country
- Latvia
18th AAATE Conference 'Technology for Inclusion and Participation for All: Recent Achievements and Future Directions', will take place Nicosia, Cyprus, on 10-12 September 2025. The Call for Papers is now open.
European Standards Bodies CEN/CENELEC are conducting pre-normative research on two new European Accessibility Act (EAA) relevant standards on non-digital information and support services. EDF has launched a survey to collect input on the topic.