Improving public websites accessibility
19/10/2001
The European Commission has adopted a Communication on improving the accessibility of public web sites. Thus the Commission is supporting European Institutions and Member States in adopting and implementing guidelines which enable people with disabilities and older people to use the Internet more easily.
There are 37 million people with disabilities in the European Union, while the number of older Europeans is steadily increasing. With the growth of eGovernment around the world, these groups risk severe social exclusion due to the range of technical barriers they face when using the Internet.
