Horizontal or co-ordinated eAccessibility measures
Here the focus is on whether, in addition to the various sectoral themes discussed above, there are also horizontal or co-ordinated eAccessibility measures that cover a range of sectoral themes or dimensions of eAccessibility.
The action plan ‘Freedom to Choose: Action Plan on IT Use by People with Disabilities’ (1996) was the first eAccessibility action plan in Denmark for people with disabilities. It aimed to ensure equal opportunities for people with disabilities in relation to information technology. Its goals included raising awareness of the needs of people with disabilities for accessible ICTs as well as their potential benefits. Initiatives addressed accessibility of public and private sector ICTs, promotion of universal design, electronic communications, and teleworking.
The action plan ‘Disability no Hindrance’ of December, 2002 developed this eAccessibility agenda. Among its measures was the establishment of KIA (Competencecenter IT for All) as part of the National Telecom Agency. Apart from the public procurement toolbox, KIA has also supported other eAccessibility-related initiatives:
- The Danish Knowledge Centre for Dyslexia – development of IT-based spelling and writing assistance, intended to give language support and be a functional tool for dyslexic children, young people and adults
- The Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted – a project designed to develop a program that will allow access by visually handicapped people to all electronic reference books
- The Danish IT Centre for Education and Research (UNI-C) – completing and ensuring future usability of a reliable and accessible Linux solution adapted for a Danish environment
- Aalborg University – Project Indtal.dk – a project to develop a Danish speech recognition tool for navigation on the Internet
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