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European Blind Union welcomes you to its EBU in action podcast, a space in which you can find out more about the latest news on the voice of blind and partially sighted people in Europe. Furthermore, you will also learn about the current most important issues for visually impaired people across the continent.
If you wish to let us know about any topics you would like us to discuss in our podcast, please contact the following address: nacho.lopez@euroblind.org.
Episode 12: the European Accessibility Act - a new legal state of play
EBU in action
49 minutes
1 week ago
Episode 12: the European Accessibility Act - a new legal state of play
28th June 2025 marked the deadline for implementing the European Accessibility Act (EAA), a EU Directive aimed at establishing a series of accessibility requirements for products and services such as computers, smartphones, banking apps or e-commerce platforms.
Daniel Casas (European Disability Forum), Susanna Laurin (International Association of Accessibility Professionals) and Svajūnė Sirvydytė (Ministry of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania) talk with us to let us know more about this new legal state of play.
We also talk with the Vice-President of the Lithuanian Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Vilmantas Balčikonis, and discover more about the latest updates in our Lithuanian Member.
Transcript available on our website:
EBU in action
European Blind Union welcomes you to its EBU in action podcast, a space in which you can find out more about the latest news on the voice of blind and partially sighted people in Europe. Furthermore, you will also learn about the current most important issues for visually impaired people across the continent.
If you wish to let us know about any topics you would like us to discuss in our podcast, please contact the following address: nacho.lopez@euroblind.org.
