Empowerment through Communication and Information

Expansive development in the field of information and communication technologies has taken down some of the communication barriers encountered by Deaf people, but potentially creates other difficulties (for example, incompatibility of software/hardware, cost of equipment, etc.). EUD has been involved in monitoring new developments in this sphere and has acted in an advisory capacity to a number of National Deaf Associations and other organisations involved in the development of project proposals in this field. Together with the European Disability Forum, EUD has also lobbied for changes in European Directives and programmes relevant to this issue (e.g. the EU Directives on telecommunications, e-Europe programmes, EU Research & Development programmes, etc.).