Implementing eAccessibility as a service quality factor

Over the last decades Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have entered almost all aspects of our lives. The multimedial and multimodal power of ICT allows adapting systems and services to the needs of all user groups. Access has become easier due to time and location independence of ICT based services. People with disabilities, the aging population and other groups at a disadvantage benefit most from this increased adaptability. Many ICT systems and services are assistive and inclusive for these target groups, in particular for people with disabilities, who often work with specialised Assistive Technologies (AT). ICT and AT can be seen as universal door openers for independent participation in the information or knowledge society. The full contents of this journal issue European Journal of ePractice no. 10 is available as a pdf to download or view the individual articles below. Digital accessibility within the Brazilian context Author: João Batista Ferri de Oliveira | Everson Lopes de Aguiar SMS Information System: Mobile access to justice Author: Ali Riza Cam Guidelines to implement the EU Services Directive: Framework and proof of concept Author: Frank Hogrebe | Ralf Lange Accessible web design a burden? Lessons learned from the ACCESSIBLE project Author: Karel Van Isacker | Mariya Goranova-Valkova | Eleni Chalkia | Evangelos Bekiaris | Konstantinos Votis | Dimitrios Tzovaras Present and future of eAccessibility in public digital terminals Author: Roberto Torena | Jose Angel Martinez User