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Df amandate Ref Ares - EUROPEAN COMMISSION Employment Social A ?airs and Equal Opportunities DG Equality between Men Women Action against discrimination Civil Society Integration of People with Disabilities Brussels st September M EN STANDARDISATION MANDA

Ref Ares - EUROPEAN COMMISSION Employment Social A ?airs and Equal Opportunities DG Equality between Men Women Action against discrimination Civil Society Integration of People with Disabilities Brussels st September M EN STANDARDISATION MANDATE TO CEN CENELEC AND ETSI TO INCLUDE DESIGN FOR ALL IN RELEVANT STANDARDISATION INITIATIVES POLICY BACKGROUND The European Union approach to disability demands the elimination of discrimination and a determination that people with disabilities should have the same rights as nondisabled people not only in theory but also in practice The EU perceives disability essentially as the result of the dynamic interaction between a person with impairment and his or her environment Generally it is the environment that is disabling rather than the nature of the impairment itself Equal rights to contribute to society and economy cannot be realised without equal access to goods and services Many goods and services in Europe fall under internal market regulations The internal Market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which free movement of goods services persons and capital is ensured art of the EC Treaty Declaration annexed to the ?nal Act of the Amsterdam Treaty provides that the Institutions of the Community shall take account of the needs of persons with a disability in drawing up measures under Article of the Treaty To achieve this it is important that standards describing the characteristics of goods and services in the Internal Market include adequate accessibility provisions and that other provisions in those standards do not introduce accessibility barriers Standards are documented voluntary agreements which establish important criteria for products services and processes Standards therefore help to make sure that products and services are ?t for their purpose and are comparable and compatible Standards and related deliverables concern many areas of daily life building information and communication technologies healthcare and long term care environment transport and packaging household goods sport and leisure All these areas are relevant for people with disabilities and older persons with accessibility aspects being of special importance Standards that consider the diversity of needs of the population and their functional diversity following a Design for All approach will favour the development of products and services that are accessible for all including persons with disabilities and older persons This mandate addresses not only the di ?culties of disabled and elder people but also the di ?culties of all people facing special challenges with respect to the access Responsible o ?cial Inmaculada Placencia Porrero inmaculada placencia-porrero ec europa eu Cto goods and services This could include e g families with small children or people with special needs e g as a result of temporary or permanent diseases Design for All is design for human diversity social inclusion and equality This holistic and innovative approach constitutes a creative and ethical challenge for all planners designers entrepreneurs administrators and political leaders Design for All aims to enable all people to have equal opportunities to participate in every aspect of society To achieve this the built environment everyday objects services culture