6 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2012/0340(COD)
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Web-accessibility refers to principles and techniques to be observed when constructing websites in order to render the content of these websites accessible to all users, in particular people with functional limitations, including persons with disabilitiespecial needs. The content of websites includes textual as well as non-textual information, and also the downloading of forms and various types of document and two-way interaction, e.g. the processing of digital forms, authentication, and transactions like case handling and payments.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Digital Agenda for Europe stresses that positive action to help people with a disability to access cultural content is key to full enjoyment of European citizenship and calls for full implementation of the memorandum of understanding on digital access for people with a disability. The production of documents, such as reports, books and legislative texts, made available on public sites in such a way as to make them fully accessible, can make a major contribution towards meeting this objective and promote the development of skills and service providers within the EU, alongside the support for the private sector that has been called for with a view to encouraging investment in this area.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The approximation of national measures at Union level, based on an agreement on accessibility requirements for public sector bodies' websites, is necessary in order to put an end to fragmentation. It would reduce uncertainty for web-developers and would foster interoperability. By using accessibility requirements which are technology neutral, innovation will not be hampered and may possibly even be stimulated. In particular, non-proprietary international standards should be adopted, covering both content production and the means used to catalogue and identify content.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Citizens should benefit from wider access to online public sector services and be able to access news and cultural and entertainment content enabling them to play a full part in social and working life, and should receive services and information which will facilitate their daily lives and the enjoyment of their rights across the Union, notably their right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Union and their freedom of establishment and to provide services.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive aims at approximating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States related to the accessibility of the content of public sector bodies' websites to all users, in particular people with functional limitations including personusers with disabilitiespecial needs.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall lay down penalties for failure by websites run by public bodies to comply with the accessibility requirements set out in this Directive.