European Accessibility Requirements for Public Procurement of Products and Services in the ICT Domain
(European Commission Standardization Mandate M 376, Phase 2)

Open Workshops

CEN, CENELEC and ETSI held two open workshops on "European Accessibility requirements in public procurement of ICT products and services" in Brussels on 11 May 2011 and 28 October 2011. These were the first and second of a series of three workshops that give stakeholders an opportunity to learn about the work, to discuss the latest drafts of the standards and reports and to give feedback about the work being done.

Open Workshop 11 May 2011

Here is the workshop programme .

These are the workshop presentations:
(Attention: The accessibility of the following pdf documents is low)

European Laws and Policies: Achievements and Future Plans
Inmaculada Placencia Porrero - European Commission Directorate-General Justice
ICT for Inclusion
François Junique - European Commission Directorate-General Information Society & Media
European public procurement of accessible ICT - A European accessibility standard for procurement processes and related support toolkit for public procurers
Mike Pluke - ETSI Specialist Task Force Leader
José Ángel Martínez Usero - CEN Project Team leader
European Accessibility Requirements in Public Procurement
Elena Santiago - Cid CEN CENELEC ETSI
How can procurement foster accessibility demands from consumers?
Chiara Giovannini - European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation (ANEC)
Why are standards important for persons with disabilities?
Rodolfo Cattani, - European Disability Forum (EDF)
Accessibility requirements in public procurement of ICT services and goods - Lessons learnt in the USA
Terry Weaver - US General Service Administration Director
Public procurement of accessible technologies - an industry perspective
DIGITAL EUROPE - Peter Korn - Oracle

Open Workshop 28 October 2011