eAccessibility
In keeping with its Accessibility policy, DIGITALEUROPE will ensure that its website is accessible to users who have visual, hearing, motor or cognitive impairments.
DIGITALEUROPE works with those in the wider accessibility community to support the future development of these technologies and the standards that allow all websites to be created to work best with them.
In addition to making technical changes to our Web sites to provide greater accessibility, we test them with multiple assistive technologies - such as screen readers and screen enlarging software - to analyze and modify our pages. We also engage accessibility experts and people with disabilities to further test and modify our Web sites for optimal usability.
In those instances where the specific accessibility needs of some disabled user groups require us to create new or repurposed editorial content, we will do this, wherever appropriate, so that we become more inclusive to a wider audience online.
Although we continue to test and modify our Web sites for accessibility, there may be some legacy pages and pages developed by third-parties that are not fully compliant with our standards. If you would like further information about our accessibility standards or have problems accessing this Web site, please contact our Webmaster.
You can also consult the DIGITALEUROPE eAccessibility White Paper and the i2010 ICT industry White Paper on Inclusion for additional precisions.
Moving Towards a Fully Inclusive Digital Europe: a DIGITALEUROPE Brochure on European Digital Technology industry and eAccessibility
Further to the white papers on eAccessibility and on i2010 Inclusion, this booklet demonstrates some of the many features that have actually been introduced to the products and services that are developed by the DIGITALEUROPE members.
Download the (accessible) DIGITALEUROPE Brochure on eAccessibility.
Converting your documents to accessible PDF files
In the edition of the digital technology industry views, DIGITALEUROPE follows the recommendations of Adobe's Guide for Publishing PDF documents for Use by People with Disabilities.
The Guide provides a framework and instructions for properly preparinf Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) documents and filable PDF forms for access by people with disabilities, such as blindness, low vision and mobility impairment. Each section offers practical explanations, specific recommendation and relevant step-by-step instructions for achieving accessibility with PDF documents.
The Guide Creating Accessible PDF Documents with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 is available here.
Accessibility of the DIGITALEUROPE website
DIGITALEUROPE follows the W3C eAccessibility Guidelines.
More information on the W3C website.