EAA Webinar Thursday 26 June
The workshop will be opened by Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, the main architect behind this ground-breaking piece of legislation. There will also be input from Irish government officials, regulators, and a User Experience panel.
The objectives of the webinar
- To bring together diverse stakeholders who will offer differing perspectives on the EAA
- To highlight the barriers faced by persons with disabilities, and to show how the EAA will help to overcome them
- To showcase some information and guidance which is available to help understand the EAA, including its accessibility requirements.
The agenda for the webinar
10:00: Opening remarks from the National Disability Authority and AHEAD
10:05: The European Accessibility Act: What is it all about? Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, Senior Expert in Disability and Inclusion at DG Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion at the European Commission
10:20: The EAA in an Irish Context, Lianne Meagher Reddy, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
10:30: The EAA and Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS), Communications Regulator (ComReg)
10:50: User Experience Panel: Day-to-Day experiences of accessibility (Participants TBC)
11:20: What do I do now? Next steps and guidance (National Disability Authority)
11:30: Q&A
11:45: Closing Remarks