Initiatives and projects

In Germany

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  • The Alliance Action for accessible Information Technology ( Abl Project) is a German project of experts and associations of disabled people:
    www.abi-projekt.de
  • Registration office for disabled users. The AbI Project is responsible for this office:
    www.webbarrieren.wob11.de
  • The project "barrierefrei kommunizieren!" provides a data base with assistive technology:
    www.barrierefrei-kommunizieren.de
  • The BIENE-award is handed out for best accessibility. Aktion Mensch and Stiftung Digitale Chancen are responsible for this award:
    www.biene-award.de
  • "Barrierefrei Informieren und Kommunizieren" is a project that developed a test recommendation. It is a member of the AbI Project and participate in the working group for testing:
    www.bik-online.info  
  • Stiftung Digitale Chancen supports deprived and handicapped user. On the website you find a data base with  points of internet access, information to the use of the web and the digital integration:
    www.digitale-chancen.de
  • The Forschungsinstitut Technologie-Behindertenhilfe (FTB - Research Institute for Technology and Disability ) works on research and use of assistive technology. The FTB is member of the AbI Project:
    www.ftb-net.de
  • The Institut für Informationsmanagement Bremen is an institue of the university Bremen. It deals with the management of information:
    www.ifib.de

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In Baden-Württemberg

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  • The Award "InternetDorf" is a price for best accessibility. Communities of Baden-Württemberg with less than 15.000 inhabitants can participate:
    www.internetdorf.de  
  • The goal of the project LOB - Land OHNE Barrieren (country without barriers) is an accessible web in the rural regions of Baden-Württemberg. This  project was pushed by WEB for ALL:
    www.land-ohne-barrieren.de   
  • Heidelberg city guide for people with disabilities contains information for wheelchair user. It shows which Café, Hotel and municipal authority is accessible. Blind people can read directions, deaf people  get information to induction loop:
    www.stadtfuehrer-fuer-behinderte-heidelberg.de

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In Europe and worldwide

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  • The European Design for All e-Accessibility Network (EdeAN) was founded 2002 to realise the goals of the eEurope 2002 Action Plan of the European Commission and the member states:
    www.e-accessibility.org
  • Design für Alle Germany is the German center of the European Network EdeAN (European Design for All e-Accessibility Network):
    http://edean.universelles-design.de/  
  • The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is a group of the World Wide Web Consortiums (W3C). Its focus is the accessibility in the web:
    www.w3.org/WAI/

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