EU FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIPS

The objective of Pilot Projects under this Call is to foster the development of tools supporting independent and inclusive access to online content and services, including consumer transactions, for persons with cognitive disabilities, to fulfil the commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the EU Web Accessibility Directive4
and the European Accessibility Act5 . Such tools will benefit all users, including vulnerable citizens affected e.g. by information overload, excessive credulity, psychosocial disabilities or old age.
In particular, proposals must address common accessibility challenges that persons with cognitive disabilities encounter on websites or mobile applications, such as:
- signing in or completing authentication processes;
- entering data or filling out forms, avoiding and correcting errors;
- accomplishing multi-stage tasks;
- using complex interfaces and intricate navigation patterns;
- processing information on cluttered pages, avoiding cognitive overload;
- getting focussed on the task at hand, limiting interruptions, reminders, and changes in content;
- stopping animations and auto-play videos or audios;
- understanding text and graphics;
- identifying key points from lengthy or heavy text based pages;
- interpreting and processing numerical information, including managing dates;
- finding information;
- following instructions;
- looking for help or support