What is accessibility in practice? @HardemanHildeML answers the question, explaining some basics at last week’s #ClearWritingForEurope conference.

Watch the clip then discover our #ELearning: https://europa.eu/!xdtTGn

@EU_DIGIT @DigitalEU @JHahnEU @helenadalli #ATChangesLives

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For the whole speech of @HardemanHildeML at #ClearWritingForEurope, find the recording on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/4cOTbfnsEkg

For more information about the conference and the @EU_Commission's #ClearWriting campaign, see https://europa.eu/!YJjTyC

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'Providing citizens with transparent, trustworthy information in a proactive, easily accessible, inclusive manner is an essential democratic function that we have the duty to fulfil.'
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#ClearWritingForEurope @helenadalli @MarcAngel_lu

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'To make sure we provide trustworthy information and data to the public in the most inclusive possible way, we use different tools: plain language, in 24 languages; visualisation; and #accessibility tools.'
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#ClearWritingForEurope
@JHahnEU @EUombudsman

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'The European Union is founded on the values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, quality, the rule of law and respect for human rights. As a European public body, we must seek to serve all our citizens equally well …'
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#ClearWritingForEurope @helenadalli

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'As publisher of the Official Journal of the European Union and publisher of European data and information, it is not enough to simply publish ...'
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#ClearWritingForEurope
@JHahnEU @PiaAhrenkilde @CEllinides

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Our Director-General @HardemanHildeML spoke yesterday at:
'#ClearWritingForEurope 2023: Supporting European democracy and transparency through clear language.'
She explained what we do @EULawDataPubs to help make known to every citizen what the EU does and means.
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RT @GabrielGlockler: #ClearWriting is a challenge for many in 🇪🇺, especially when policy gets very technical. Was happy to share what works for us @ecb - and where things are not easy - at this year‘s #ClearWritingforEurope conference & learn about experiences elsewhere. https://t.co/8Ytd2FvpO4

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