Implementation of the European accessibility directives: conducting a digital content audit in a Paneuropean professional organisation

• Inés López Baldominos ^[1] ; Vera Pospelova ^[1] ; Luis Fernández Sanz ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Alcalá

     Universidad de Alcalá

     Alcalá de Henares, España

     
• Localización: ATICA 2021: Aplicación de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicaciones Avanzadas y Accesibilidad: Universidade Aberta Lisboa (Portugal), 24 al 26 de noviembre de 2021 / coord. por Luis Bengochea Martínez, Antonio Moreira Teixeira , José Ramón Hilera González , 2021, ISBN 978-84-18979-68-2, págs. 61-68
• Idioma: inglés
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  • European directives 2016/2102 and 2019/882 establishedaccessibility requirements for content, websites and apps, in the public sector, but also for products and services in sectors of private activity. There is already a relevant tradition of regulation of accessible web design in countries such as Spain and Italy, with specific legislation in place since 2007, and technicians are adapting accessibility in apps. However, office files, multimedia andcontent have been left apart because (non-ICT) users who create content are the ones accountable for it. This paper aims to explore the state of digital accessibility of content at the European level by analysing survey data from the European project (WAMDIA) and by conducting a digital content audit of two European professional bodies, CEPIS and ITPE. The results suggest that much more effort is needed to ensure digital accessibility outside the technical aspects managed by IT professionals.