Accessibility

Accessibility is one of the aspects of Usability. It refers to the inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with objects and services by people with disabilities.

Web Accessibility
Web Accessibility refers to the specific inclusive practice of removing barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to websites, by people with disabilities. When sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users have equal access to information and functionality.

http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/09/29/1822247/Giving-the-Blind-Better-Web-Access

Working Group on Web Accessibility
The EC internal discussions take place @ https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/wikis/display/Europa/Accessibility

The Working Group is a staff initiative. All members take a part at their will. The Working Group organises on its own its work, topics it discusses, and conclusions and actions it takes. The chair(s) is(are) appointed add persona – by their own initiative or proposal by a member.

The initiative was launched in summer 2016 by Miriam Tessens, Sascha Leib and Stephan Jaeger. Current chair is Stephan Jaeger ad persona.

Editorial

 * tools
 * Hemingway Editor - a web app @ http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ - checking the level of difficulties to read text with practical advices what and how to improve