Activities of Catherine STIHLER related to 2012/0340(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) ‘Content of websites’ means information to be communicated to the user by means of a user agent, including code or mark-up that defines the content's structure, presentation, and interactions. This also includes any hardware or software system that allows users to log in and communicate with the website. It includes textual as well as non-textual information, as well as documents and forms that users can download and interact with both online and offline. It also includes digital forms as well as completion of identification, authentication and payment processes. This shall also apply to the functions and content provided through websites, which are external to the website concerned, for instance through the use of web-links. Content also includes social media content embedded in those websites.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
(3) ‘User agent’ means any software that retrieves and presents web contents for users, including web browsers, media players, plug-ins, and other programs that help in retrieving, rendering, and interacting with web content. This should be applicable regardless of the device used to interact with content. If a mobile application designed by the website owners offers the same or an enhanced set of services as the website itself, the present definition does apply to the interface and operation of such mobile applications.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall apply the provisions of paragraph 1 by 31 DecemberJanuary 2015 at the latest for all new content websites concerned and by 1 January 20157 at the latest for all legacy content.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall promote and support web accessibility with training programmes for key stakeholders, staff of public bodies and organisations who provide basic services to the public to create, manage and update web pages including their content.