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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW! EBU OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS. [2]
EBU now has a new telephone number: for the main office number please
call +33(1) 88 61 06 60.
ACCESSIBILITY
THE 15TH EBU ACCESSCAST! [3]
Welcome to the 15th episode of the EBU Access Cast [4]. This month we
commented the iOS 13 accessibility improvements and new bugs that came
with the new iOS. We are disappointed that the official release brought
so many accessibility issues and we hope that Apple will fix them soon.
CULTURE
ONCE OPENS ITS ACCESSIBLE LIBRARY TO THE WORLD UNDER MARRAKESH TREATY
REQUIREMENTS. [5]
On October 8, 2019, EBU Spanish member, ONCE, announced in the
headquarters of Cervantes Institute in Madrid the availability of its
digital library, the largest in the world of excellent quality texts in
accessible formats in Spanish, thanks to the Marrakesh Treaty.
EBU ACTIVITIES
NEW EBU REPORT ON CRPD ARTICLE 33. [6]
A new report entitled "Monitoring of the Rights of Blind and
Partially-Sighted People in Europe: An Analysis of the European Blind
Union CRPD Database Article 33: National Implementation and Monitoring
[7]" (pdf file) is now available.
NEWS FROM EBU MEMBERS
WHITE CANE (SAFETY) DAY IN AUSTRIA [8]
The Austrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted celebrated
this year's White Cane Day with a number of activities and a very
successful cooperation.
WOMEN
FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES IN AUSTRIA [9]
The Austrian Disability Council held its first conference on gender
equality in September this year. The title of the conference was "Women
with disabilities - Do we really need to talk about it?" and took place
in Vienna, with over 100 participants from disability and women's rights
organisations as well as from the political arena.
NEWS FROM EBU MEMBERS
LITHUANIA - 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR MAGAZINE [10]
2019 marks the 60th anniversary of the monthly magazine Musu zodis (Our
Word) published by the Lithuanian Association of the Blind (LASS). Only
a very few Lithuanian magazines can boast such continuous activity and
no doubts, it is the only one produced in four formats: large print,
braille, digital download and audio.
A STEP TOWARDS THE END OF SILENT VEHICLES ON UK ROADS [11]
From the RNIB Website [12]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced an important step
towards the end of silent vehicles on UK roads. But what are the risks
when vehicles are silent, what does the DfT announcement mean in
practice, and does it go far enough?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WBU-ICEVI GENERAL ASSEMBLIES [13]
19-24 June 2020
Marriott Hotel, Madrid, Spain
NOTE: Please read this announcement carefully as it contains important
information and deadlines regarding registration, national delegations,
delegates support, WBU awards and Travel visas for Spain. Please mark
these dates and deadlines in your calendars.
EBU Central Office
6 rue Gager-Gabillot, 75015 Paris, France [14]
Tel: +33 (1) 88 61 06 60
E-mail:ebu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Links:
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