Neat Redesign

The ministers of 34 European countries have met together to focus on improving access to information to more people. This includes improving websites accessibility and also increasing broadband reach.

-ensure that all public websites are accessible by 2010,
-by 2008, put in place actions in the field of digital literacy and skills to reduce gaps for groups at risk of exclusion by half in 2010,
-by 2007, make recommendations on accessibility standards and common approaches, which could become mandatory in public procurement by 2010, and
-assess the necessity for legislative measures in the field of e-Accessibility, and take account of accessibility requirements in the review of the electronic communications regulatory framework beginning in June 2006.

Are you in Europe and own a website? Time to start working in order to improve your business and avoid getting sued, sooner or later.

Read more on the business benefits of accessibility.

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• How site accessibility can improve business
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