Monitoring eAccessibility in Europe

Wednesday, 19 May 2010

CFIT's Director, Mark Magennis, has been employed as a National Expert on the Monitoring eAccessibility in Europe (MeAC2) project.

MeAC2 is the second phase of an EU-funded initiative to monitor the status and progress made in eAccessibility across EU Member States and selected comparison countries. It covers a wide range of technologies including the internet, digital television, ATMs and vending machines, fixed/mobile telecoms and domestic networks. Application areas being studied include eGovernment, banking, education, telecare services, assistive technologies and public procurement.

CFIT's role is to gather information about the state of eAccessibility in Ireland.

The data gathered in the first MeAC project proved to be very influential in providing a basis for European policy development in the field of eAccessibility. It revealed the extent to which accessibility was not being achieved across the EU and has been widely cited as evidence in calls for action and proposals for legislation.

Comments (1)

As project coordinator of MEAC2 I am very glad to cooperate with Mark Magennis, who is playing a fantastic role representing Ireland as national expert for this key European Study on Monitoring eAccessibility in Europe.

I am sure CFIT can use the ideas of MEAC2 to carry out similar studies in Ireland.

Jose

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