Deadline: 15 July 2020
The European Commission has announced a call for proposals for the Pilot Project: Inclusive web accessibility for persons with cognitive disabilities (web inclusiveness: access for all).
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 Act. 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.
Priority will be given to proposals addressing most or all of the above accessibility challenges.
Funding information
- The total budget earmarked for co-financing projects under this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 800,000 (eight hundred thousand euros). The Commission expects to fund 2-4 proposals.
- Implementation period The maximum duration of projects is 12 months. Applications for projects scheduled to run for longer will not be accepted.
Eligibility Criteria
Proposals may be submitted by any of the following applicants:
- non-profit organisation (private or public);
- public authorities;
- private companies;
- international organisations;
- universities and other educational institutions;
- research centres.
Affiliated Entities
- Entities affiliated to the applicants are not eligible to receive funding under this Call for proposals. They may take part in the action as affiliated entities at their own costs only.
Eligible Countries
Only applications from legal entities established in the following countries are eligible:
- EU Member States;
- EFTA and EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland;
- Candidate countries; – countries associated to Horizon 2020.
Supporting Documents
In order to assess the applicants’ eligibility, the following supporting documents are requested:
- private entity: extract from the official journal, copy of articles of association, extract of trade or association register, certificate of liability to VAT (if, as in certain countries, the trade register number and VAT number are identical, only one of these documents is required);
- public entity: copy of the resolution, decision or other official document establishing the public-law entity;
- entities without legal personality: documents providing evidence that their representative(s) have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf.
For more information, visit https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/cogn-2020;freeTextSearchKeyword=;typeCodes=1;statusCodes=31094502;programCode=null;programDivisionCode=null;focusAreaCode=null;crossCuttingPriorityCode=null;callCode=Default;sortQuery=openingDate;orderBy=asc;onlyTenders=false;topicListKey=topicSearchTablePageState
