Thursday, January 26, 2012

The Internal Market for assistive ICT - Final report, by the European Union

The Internal Market for assistive ICT - Final report, by the European Union 28 January 2012, 12:00pm SLT/PDT http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/53/172/23 This study, provides an analysis of the Internal market for inclusive and assistive ICT, the different roles and stakeholders as well as legislative aspects, with an emphasis on the different approaches of nine Member States providing support to people with disabilities to acquire the adequate assistive ICT. This report explores the functioning of the European internal market and the barriers and the opportunities that this sector faces as well as the possible impact that can be derived from addressing barriers and embracing opportunities. Main findings and conclusions will be presented, as well as a number of recommendations. Given in text. About the Presenter: Carla Broek, RL Project Manager, and Accessibility Expert. https://my.secondlife.com/carla.broek/#about_tab Also survivor of Acquired Brain Injury The Report: Study: Internal market for inclusive and assistive ICT, targeted market analysis and legislative aspects

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