www edean org EDe AN The European Design

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EDe. AN The “European Design for All e-Accessibility Network” n Established in 2002 by the European Commission and the member states in order to: n raise the profile of Design for All (Df. A) and emphasize its importance in achieving greater accessibility in the Information Society for as many people as possible l Provide a European forum for Df. A issues l Raise awareness for Df. A in the public and private sectors l Provide input for European curricula on Df. A (in accordance with the e. Europe 2002 Action Plan) l 2

Organisation n EDe. AN is composed of National Networks, one in each European member state. n 15 National Contact Centres (NCCs) have been appointed. Each NCC is responsible for liaising with network members in their own country and with the EDe. AN Secretariat n Currently, 135 European organizations are represented in EDe. AN 3

EDe. AN Secretariat n While the NCCs are the primary contact for the network within their respective countries at a national level, the Secretariat coordinates the Network contacts at the European level. n Secretariat management rotates yearly l For the year 2005, the EDe. AN Secretariat is run by ICSFORTH (Greece) 4

EDe. AN SIGs n The Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of EDe. AN are formed and operate in order to significantly contribute to advance Df. A knowledge on a range of topics, including: Benchmarking l Policy and Legislation l Standardisation l Proactive assessment l Df. A curricula l EDe. AN NCC e. Forum The SIGs operate through HERMES, the EDe. AN portal, available at: http: //www. edean. org l 5

More information http: //www. edean. org EDe. AN Secretariat for 2005: Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) Institute of Computer Science (ICS) Centre for Universal Access and Assistive Technologies Heraklion, Crete, GR - 70013 Greece Tel: +30 -2810 -391592 Fax: +30 -2810 -391740 Email: secretariat@edean. org Secretariat Manager: Iosif Klironomos E-mail: iosif@ics. forth. gr 6