Accessible emergency communication for persons with disabilities: a requirement to save lives
The Council’s proposal to exclude Public Safety Answering Points (centres answering emergency calls) from the upcoming European Accessibility Act will keep millions of persons with disabilities at risk.
Several organizations, including FEPEDA, call on the Council of the EU to accept mandatory and common accessibility requirements for services handling emergency calls. We have the right to call help!
Please find the joint statement at
http://www.edf-feph.org/newsroom/news/emergency-call-council-accessible-emergency-communication-persons-disabilities