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EU: may exclude “non-web format content” from Directive

EU policy-makers reconsider application of WCAG 2.0-based regulations to non-web content.
About the author: As CEO of the PDF Association and as an ISO Project Leader, Duff coordinates industry activities, represents industry stakeholders in a variety of settings and promotes the advancement and adoption of … Read more
Duff Johnson

Duff Johnson
May 28, 2015

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A progress report from the Council of the European Union on the development of its Directive of the EP and of the Council on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites contains interesting reading for those concerned with accessibility in electronic content, including PDF documents.

The document under development applies EN 301 549, the European accessibility standard, to government agencies and websites.

The report includes this comment:

"It is suggested to limit the scope of the Directive by excluding several types of content from the scope, such as archived documents that are not embedded in a webpage, non-web format content, and content in video and audio format."

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