Websites
Legislation/regulations
A Government Resolution of 2003 requires adaptation for disabled people of government, local authority and public institution websites. Also, the Law on Integration of [the] Disabled into Society (2004) prohibits discrimination against disabled people in any social life sphere and guarantees access to social services, information and social benefits. The law has a direct link with eAccessibility, because government institutions are obliged to provide disabled people with the means of electronic communication (article 25.7). The act foresees that the Information Society Development Committee will be responsible for the adoption of an information environment that is suitable to disabled people. A follow-on standard issued by the Information Society Development Committee established the technical requirements for websites, based on WAI. This standard foresees advisory (non-mandatory) requirements for adapting private websites, however, there is no legislative obligation on private websites.
Also, as regards state and local government, a law on information reception from state and local government provides a requirement that they adapt the information supply environment (web pages, databases) for disabled people.
Other initiatives
The ‘National Programme for Disabled People Social Integration for 2003-2012’ set a list of requirements for the creators of electronic information environments (content creators, designers, programmers), which have to be fulfilled in order to be adapted to the needs of disabled people. Earlier, the national eGovernment plan of 2002 had specifically mentioned that disabled people must be considered when providing electronic services. Within this plan, a special methodology was developed for creating and testing websites for disabled persons.
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