Art. 15 · Accessibility for persons with disabilities and special needs

Version in force 20 May 2024, Modified +415 −50§

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 32024R1183 on EUR-Lex (external, EUR-Lex)

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The heading now adds a reference to special needs alongside persons with disabilities.

The operative sentence changes from a feasibility-qualified accessibility requirement for trust services and end-user products to a requirement that electronic identification means, trust services and end-user products be made available in plain and intelligible language, referencing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the accessibility requirements of Directive (EU) 2019/882, and mentioning benefit to persons with functional limitations, elderly people, and persons with limited access to digital technologies.

Cited: Art. 15, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Art. 15, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)

v1 is the previous version, v2 this one.

Article 15
Accessibility for persons with disabilities
Where feasible, trust services provided and end-user products used in the provision of those services shall be made accessible for persons with disabilities.

Article 15
Accessibility for persons with disabilities and special needs
The provision of electronic identification means, trust services and end-user products that are used in the provision of those services shall be made available in plain and intelligible language, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and with the accessibility requirements of Directive (EU) 2019/882, thus also benefiting persons who experience functional limitations, such as elderly people, and persons with limited access to digital technologies.