 Web Accessibility Law - November 2010
 government
 decentralized or independent Agencies
 public non-governmental bodies
 state-owned companies
 private utilities
 suppliers or contractors of goods and services for the Government
 CS organizations beneficiaries of grants, donations or debt discharge

 Electronic Government Accessibility Model
3.0 (e-Mag 3.0)
 Public Consultation November 2010
 Presented September 2011
 REACTIVOS 2011
 X1. WEB ACCESSIBILITY
 Ask conformance to WCAG 2.0 Level AA

 Web Standards and Recommendations v2.0
 Released in March 2009.
 WCAG 2.0 is the Technical Standard.
 Mandatory for: Public Service departments, Police, Defense Force,
Parliamentary Counsel Office, Security
Intelligence Service

 Disability Discrimination Act, 2009
 Web accessibility to be mandatory:
 2009: Government Agencies
 2011: University and College and Major hospitals
 2013: Private Corporations
 2015: Culture & Art Corporations

 Draft of 'The Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Bill, 2011′
 Includes web accessibility. At present under consultation
 Web Accessibility National Transition
Strategy (to WCAG 2.0)

 Twenty-First Century Communications and
Video Accessibility Act of 2010
 Includes multimedia web contents
 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPRM) July 26, 2010
 Seeking public comment on Accessibility of
Web Information and Services Provided by
Entities Covered by the ADA
 Regulation Expected for 2013

 2935th Transport, Telecommunications and
Energy Council Meeting - March 2009
 Proposed a Recommendation on measures, to promote e-accessibility, and particularly to implement the WCAG 2.0
 EC Standardization Mandate 376, Phase 2
 Accessibility Requirements for Public
Procurement in the ICT Domain
 (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI to harmonize and facilitate the public procurement of accessible
ICT products and services)


Décret n° 2009-546 du 14 mai 2009
 Establishes the "Référentiel Général d’Accessibilité pour les Administrations
RGAA" Based on WCAG 2.0
 The BITV is currently in the process of being reviewed and expected to be updated by the end of 2011. This will include adoption of WCAG 2.0.

 Updated its guidelines for accessible websites on 26 January 2010
 Federal websites must meet WCAG 2.0
Level AA
 New technical standard by BSI
BS 8878:2010
 e-Accessibility Action Plan