Accessibility standard and legal frame Works

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2008) Law 4047, FEK 88A, April 2012 Article 9: Accessibility.

9.2: The States Parties also take appropriate measures to: promote other suitable forms of assistance and support for persons with disabilities, in order to ensure their access to information. promote access, for persons with disabilities, to new technologies and information and communication systems, including the Internet.

In the European Union: The Riga Declaration (11/6/2006), signed by the leaders of the 25 member states of the European Union, promotes a European Information Society without social exclusion. The European i2010 Strategy aims at the participation of all Europeans in the Information Society, not only as a social necessity but also as an economic opportunity.

Digital Agenda for Europe (26/8/2010), Article 2.6.2: “There is a need for coordinated actions to ensure that new electronic content is also fully available to persons with disabilities. Specifically, public websites and services of the EU that are necessary for full participation in public life must be aligned with international internet accessibility standards. Furthermore, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities contains obligations regarding accessibility.”[1] Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.[2] https://social.desa.un.org/issues/disability/crpd/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-crpd. 

Constitution of Greece, Article 5A(2): “Everyone has the right to participate in the Information Society. Facilitating access to electronically transmitted information, as well as their production, exchange, and dissemination, is an obligation of the State.

“The website of the company Eco Green int. was designed based on the principles for the design and development of websites and applications, so that they can be used effectively by more people in more situations or usage contexts.

Functionality and Accessibility for All The Company’s website and its web applications are designed according to international standards and rules to ensure access by the maximum number of World Wide Web users, regardless of: the type of device through which the user visits our website (notebook, laptop, PDA, personal computer, or mobile device, etc.)the browser and version of the browser chosen by the user for accessing the Internet (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, etc.) any supportive technologies that visitors may need to use, such as screen readers, specialized input devices, magnification applications, etc. the user’s disability or issue, such as reduced vision, color blindness, deafness, hand dexterity, mobility, dyslexia, impaired attention, occasional or situational inability, students with disabilities: 1 in 50, the elderly, and other multiple disabilities.

Social Aspect

The accessibility of content is a crucial factor in providing equal opportunities. contributes to reducing the digital divide.is included in the Corporate Social Responsibility of the group/company providing the web content.

It is worth mentioning at least three reasons why our company contributed to the creation of accessible content (website) on the World Wide Web: to improve the lives of people with disabilities (human-centered motivations).to leverage a broader audience or consumer base (commercial or economic-centered motivations).to avoid lawsuits or negative publicity (public relations or legal-centered motivations).

All the above may be good reasons. Accessible websites achieve all these goals. The above motivations are listed in order from the most altruistic to the least altruistic. However, once a website is accessible in the end, perhaps it doesn’t matter based on which motivations it was implemented.

The technical specifications of this website fully comply with international best practices, especially with the new version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) at the highest level of compliance (Level AAA).