About AccessibleEU
AccessibleEU is one of the flagship initiatives proposed by the European Commission Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. It is a resource Centre on accessibility working on areas such as built environment, transport, information and communication technologies to ensure the participation of persons with disabilities in all areas of life on equal basis with others.
If you want to know more about AccessibleEU Centre, go to section About AccessibleEU.
Join our Community of Practice!
AccessibleEU’s goals include connecting stakeholders responsible for implementing accessibility rules in across Europe. To do that, the Centre has created a community of practice comprising accessibility experts from different EU countries as well as other people with interest in accessibility. If you want to be part of our community, please follow the link, and join us! Community of Practice.
News
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The 2025 Access City Award competition is now open for applications. This European award recognises cities which have undertaken outstanding work to become more accessible for persons with disabilities.
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This year, the course introduces a module on cognitive accessibility. The course starts on 9 September and registration is already open.
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This new law will transpose European legislation on accessibility into Cypriot law.