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2021 | 9 | 2-9

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When social meets economic: the case of the European Accessibility Act - remarks from Poland's perspective

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Europejski akt o dostępności: społeczny wymiar rynku - kilka uwag z perspektywy Polski

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W ostatniej dekadzie przyjęto w Unii Europejskiej wiele regulacji prawnych w różnych obszarach, aby uczynić przestrzeń UE bardziej dostępną dla osób z niepełnosprawnościami i osób starszych. Wprowadzono europejskie standardy dostępności i możliwości finansowania, aby wspierać ich wdrażanie w zbudowanym środowisku i technologiach informacyjno-komunikacyjnych (ICT) oraz rozpowszechniać podejście projektowania uniwersalnego. Podstawowym uzasadnieniem dla tych kroków są cele spójności społecznej i integracji, które często są przesłaniane przez argumenty rynkowe istotne dla interesariuszy biznesowych. Ich najpełniejsze (jak dotąd) połączenie zostało przyjęte w Europejskim akcie o dostępności. Analiza z perspektywy Polski jako państwa członkowskiego pokazuje, jak ważne jest zaangażowanie podmiotów gospodarczych w procesy planowania, tworzenia, wdrażania i oceny transponujących przepisów oraz narzędzi zwiększania poziomu dostępności przestrzeni, produktów i usług.
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During the last decade, a number of EU legal regulations have been adopted in different areas to make the EU space more accessible for persons with disabilities and older persons. European accessibility standards and funding opportunities have been put into place to support their implementation in the environment built and in the information and communication technologies (ICT) and disseminate the Design for All approach. The primary rationale for these steps involves the goals of social cohesion and inclusion, often overshadowing the market arguments relevant to business stakeholders. Their fullest (so far) combination has been adopted in the European Accessibility Act. The analysis, from a Poland's perspective as a Member State, presents how important it is to involve business entities in the processes of planning, creating, implementing and evaluating the transposing legal provisions and tools for increasing the level of accessibility of space, product and service.

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9

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2021

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  • Uniwersytet w Białymstoku

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Publication order reference

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Biblioteka Nauki
2077879

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_33226_0137-5490_2021_9_1
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