EBU is spearheading a campaign to get the EU to introduce binding legislation to make all public websites accessible by 2015.

In today's world, full participation in education, employment, culture and the general life of society can only be achieved if one is able to read the same material as others, at the same time and at no additional cost.

In compliance with European Directive 2004/27/EC - Article 56(a), all medicine sold in the European Union must have the product name in braille on the packaging. Likewise, the patient information leaflet (found inside the medicine package) must be made available in alternative formats.

EAccessibility refers to the right of people with disabilities to consult websites, online applications and other digital publications. Thanks to assistive technologies blind an partially sighted people can use modern technology and thus benefit from the digital revolution. This is very promising but the condition is that all these electronic documents are designed accessibly.

Access to television, particularly in the digital age, where navigation between channels and services is more and more complex and screen-based, is an important issue for blind and partially sighted people everywhere. EBU is working hard to ensure maximum accessibility.

In September 2005, the European Blind Union working group on access to digital television sent out questionnaires to member countries of the European Blind Union enquiring about the state of access to TV and audio description in their individual countries.