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European Disability Card - Pre-legislative synthesis of national, regional and local positions on the European Commission's initiative
This briefing provides a pre-legislative synthesis of the positions of national, regional and local governmental organisations on the European Commission's forthcoming proposal on the European Disability Card. It forms part of an EPRS series offering a summary of the pre-legislative state of play and advance consultation on a range of key European Commission priorities during its 5-year term in office. It seeks to present the current state of affairs, to examine how existing policy is working on ...
Sign languages in the EU
European Languages Day on 26 September is devoted to the variety of languages spoken by EU citizens. However, not all people can speak, or hear others speaking. Some use sign languages, which policy-makers consider in the context of the rights of people with disabilities, or as a linguistic minority right. To raise awareness, the United Nations launched the International Day of Sign Languages on 23 September 2018.
Zawarcie traktatu z Marrakeszu
Traktat z Marrakeszu przyjęto w dniu 27 czerwca 2013 r. w celu ułatwienia dostępu do opublikowanych utworów osobom niewidomym, słabowidzącym i osobom z niepełnosprawnościami uniemożliwiającymi zapoznawanie się z drukiem. Podczas styczniowego posiedzenia plenarnego Parlament Europejski przeprowadzi głosowanie w sprawie udzielenia Radzie zgody na zawarcie tego traktatu.
What if technology helped society become more inclusive?
There are already many ‘assistive technologies’ available, which can help people with disabilities participate more fully in society. More advanced assistive technologies are under development, but is technology the key to a more inclusive society?
Wdrożenie traktatu z Marrakeszu
Celem traktatu z Marrakeszu jest ułatwienie dostępu do opublikowanych utworów osobom niewidomym, osobom słabowidzącym i osobom z niepełnosprawnościami uniemożliwiającymi zapoznawanie się z drukiem. W maju 2016 r. Komisja Europejska przedstawiła wniosek dotyczący rozporządzenia oraz wniosek dotyczący dyrektywy mające na celu wdrożenie traktatu z Marrakeszu. W marcu 2017 r. komisja JURI zaproponowała serię poprawek do tych wniosków. Porozumienie w tej sprawie osiągnięto w drodze międzyinstytucjonalnych ...
What if others could read your mind?
Brain-computer interface technology has been advancing rapidly and will continue to do so as our knowledge of how the brain works increases. Could this transform our understanding of life as we know it? A brain-computer interface (BCI) is a direct communication pathway between the brain and an external device. This technology can be used to restore motor and sensory capacities which may have been lost through trauma, disease or congenital conditions. For example, combined with limb-replacement ...
Assistive technologies to support people with disabilities
'Disability' is complex and multi-dimensional. It denotes impairments, limitations on activity and restrictions on participation – a combination of medical and contextual factors. People with disabilities are a diverse group. Some are born with a disabling condition, others acquire a disability through injury or a chronic disease, yet others develop a disability in older age. The health needs of disabled people vary depending on the type of limitation and the primary health condition. Some may ...
Blind people's access to books
The Internet has opened up new possibilities, at technical (hardware/software) and economic level, for blind or sight-impaired people to gain easier access to printed information. However the vast majority of books are never converted, mainly because of copyright law, into a format which makes them accessible to blind people (such as audio, larger print or Braille). Both the United Nations and European Union have taken initiatives to overcome this discrimination.
Improving Access to Works for Visually Impaired Persons
This briefing note provides a contribution to the "Workshop on Copyright - Tackling orphan works and improving access to works for visually impaired persons", which took place at the Legal Affairs Committee's meeting on 10 November 2009. Organisations representing Visually Impaired Persons and publishers have a long standing tradition of working together to improve access to the written word for people suffering a visual impairment. Within the legal framework set by the European legislation, stakeholders ...
From Better to Full Access to Works for Print-Disabled Persons
This briefing note provides a contribution to the "Workshop on Copyright - Tackling orphan works and improving access to works for visually impaired persons", which took place at the Legal Affairs Committee's meeting on 10 November 2009. Works available in a format that blind and visually impaired persons can read represent five per cent of the total amount of books published. In the short term, improving this situation requires both an extensive cooperation with content producers, and an inclusive ...