Europe needs a coherent policy to allow people with disabilities ...
Europe needs a coherent policy to allow people with disabilities to take advantage of new e-communications products and services such as digital TV, mobile telephony and online services, the European Commission (EC) said Wed. The policy should address regulation,…
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research and standardization, the EC said at a stakeholder conference in Brussels organized by the U.K. Royal National Institute for the Deaf. Regulatory action is needed to increase access to the Information Society by the deaf and hard-of hearing, the EC said. Many emergency call centers are unable to recognize when they're being contacted by someone with a text telephone, there may be interference between mobile phones and some hearing aids, and access must be affordable as well as possible, the Commission said. Moreover, it said, there must be more research into miniaturization and ambient intelligence. Standards must be made compatible to allow people traveling between different member states to use their devices, it said. Accessibility is a key element of the European Union’s eEurope Action plan, the EC said.