Websites
Legislation/regulations
There are no specific legislative or regulatory measures regarding e-accessibility for public or private websites in Cyprus. However, Article 16 of the new EU Structural Funds regulations introduces general accessibility requirements for people with disabilities and is therefore expected to have an impact on eAccessibility.
Other initiatives
In principle, eGovernment services are available to all citizens through an eGovernment portal. National guidelines related to the Government Computerisation Master Plan refer to WCAG 1.0 level A and to some extent to level AA. Acoording to this, all public websites should be accessible by the end of 2008.
Periodically, the Department of Information Technology Services (DITS) audits and monitors government websites and, where applicable, recommends compliance with WCAG 1.0.
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We are interested in receiving any corrections and/or additional information that may help us to update or improve our understanding of the current state of affairs in this country concerning the accessibility of web sites. This may concern information on relevant legislation, other policies and/or the level of accessibility actually achieved. Please enter your contribution in the “Leave a Reply” box below or send an e-mail to meac at empirica dot com.
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