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4. Legal, societal and economic challenges of digital accessibility
4.1 Digital accessibility, a legal obligation
Accessibility of the digital environment is a right, and a duty for signatory states of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDPH). .
The commitments made by these nations, as well as by the European Union, imply that measures must be taken to promote and measure the implementation of equal access to digital services and products, irrespective of disability and the resulting technical conditions.
France has therefore passed legislation making it compulsory...
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Bibliography
- (1) - OMS - Grille d'analyse de la CIF. - https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/icf-checklist
- (2) - OMS - Rapport mondial sur l'équité en santé pour les personnes handicapées....
Standards and norms
- Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services. - ETSI EN 301 549 -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2. - World Wide Web Consortium -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0. - World Wide Web Consortium -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : User-agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0. - World Wide Web...
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United Nations: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, whose purpose is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
Law no. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005 on equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship for people with disabilities....
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