21 June: Inaccessible goods and services constitute a major problem, says the Zero Project Report 2012

More than 70 parliamentarians, policy experts and representatives of disabled people’s organizations gathered on June 21 at the European Parliament for a high-level debate on how to unlock Europe’s potential through accessibility, under the lead of Dr Ádám Kósa MEP, the Essl Foundation and the World Future Council, and in collaboration with the European Disability Forum. The findings of the international Zero Project Report 2012 were presented to European decision makers, who discussed how the European Union could best ensure that persons with disabilities and older people have access to the goods and services they need. Read more here

Opening of the Conference “A prelude to the European Accessibility Act: Findings of the International Zero Project Report 2012″ on June 21 at the European Parliament ©Milosz Siebert