WELCOME TO THE EBU MEMBERS NEWSLETTER
This monthly newsletter in English is to inform EBU members and partners
of key issues within our community and share good practices and it is
also available as a word document [1]. It is produced thanks to the
financial support of the European Commission. We hope you enjoy reading
it, and we welcome your comments and feedback.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
EBU OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS. [2]
Please note that the telephone number(s) for the EBU office and
individual staff members are not working currently due to a technical
issue with our phone operator.
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EBU ACTIVITIES
THE EBU ANNUAL REPORT 2018 [3]
With the financial support of the European Commission EBU has produced
its Annual Report 2018 [4].
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OUR CAMPAIGNS
LATEST NEWS FROM OUR ONGOING CAMPAIGNS [5]
All the lastest updates from our campaigning work.
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EBU ACTIVITIES
EBU PROJECT UPDATE [6]
In 2019, EBU continues to implement a wide number of diverse activities.
Here is an update for some of them.
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ACCESSIBILITY
THE 12TH EBU ACCESS CAST [7]
Welcome to the 12th episode of the EBU Access Cast [8].
We decided to refresh the way the podcast is presented, so from now on
every month you will hear somebody different from our team who will be
the main host for the episode. In the June episode Tanja took the
position of the captain and she is joined by Mario, Bart and Pawel who
became our newest team member.
This time we are bringing you accessibility news from the Apple
conference WWDC 2019. In its opening Apple announced that technology is
the most powerful when everyone can use it and they clearly showed their
commitment by presenting plenty of new accessibility functionalities on
Apple devices that we can expect from this autumn.
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NEWS FROM EBU MEMBERS
THE MARRAKESH TREATY IN CYPRUS [9]
On May 10th, 2019 the Parliament of Cyprus has ratified the Marrakesh
Treaty by incorporating to the country's national legislation the
guidelines of the "EU Directive (2017/1564) of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 13 September 2017 on certain permitted uses of
certain works and other subject matter protected by copyright and
related rights for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually
impaired or otherwise print-disabled and amending Directive 2001/29/EC
on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights
in the information society",.
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ACCESSIBILITY
AN IMPORTANT DECISION ON THE RECRUITMENT OF EU CIVIL SERVANTS FOR
VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES. [10]
A case was brought before the European Ombudsman by visually impaired
candidates who participated in selection procedures for recruiting EU
civil servants, which were organised by the European Personnel Selection
Office (EPSO).
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NEWS FROM EBU MEMBERS
POLAND - ELECTRIC SCOOTERS MAY BE DANGEROUS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
[11]
Due to the increasing popularity of electric scooters in Poland, our
organization addressed users via the Polish Association of the Blind
facebook page. By launching an information campaign, we wanted to raise
awareness about the problems and potential risks when a scooter is
abandoned anywhere. The situation is far more complicated as there are
no regulations for users of electric scooters who are currently regarded
as pedestrians.
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HEALTH
SIGHT LOSS CHARITIES JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH ONLINE ADVICE HUB [12]
EBU's national member in the UK, The Royal National Institute of Blind
People (RNIB), alongside Guide Dogs, Visionary, VICTA, Fight for Sight
and Vision UK are working together to provide blind and partially
sighted people with easy to access high-quality information about sight
loss.
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EBU CENTRAL OFFICE
6 rue Gager-Gabillot, 75015 Paris, France [13]
Tel: +33 1 47 05 38 20
E-mail:ebu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Links:
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