1. Notions of disability and accessibility
According to the WHO (World Health Organization), "handicap" is the term used to describe the unsuitability of an environment and its infrastructure for the specific needs of each individual.
This definition stands in stark contrast to the one that prevailed until recently: the medical approach to disability, which saw it as an intrinsic inferiority that needed to be "cured" or "repaired". Today, this concept has been overtaken by the social model of disability, which calls for the adaptation of the environment, and the re-education of society, which must be designed to meet the needs of all its members.
And it is from this social model that the notion of accessibility naturally stems: the ability of a service, object or environment to be used whatever the abilities and specificities of its users.
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Bibliography
- (1) - OMS - Grille d'analyse de la CIF. - https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/icf-checklist
- (2) - OMS - Rapport mondial sur l'équité en santé pour les personnes handicapées....
Standards and norms
- Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services. - ETSI EN 301 549 -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2. - World Wide Web Consortium -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0. - World Wide Web Consortium -
- Web Accessibility Initiative : User-agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0. - World Wide Web...
Regulations
United Nations: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, whose purpose is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
Law no. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005 on equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship for people with disabilities....
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