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Jose Guillen: "Eliminate technological barriers it is key to implement an information society for all and achieving universal accessibility".
Conchita Ruiz: "The City contributes to the social integration of people with disabilities, giving them access to municipal services and resources."
Later this month, the Computing Service completes the technical work to improve accessibility, including, among others, adapting the municipal website to JAWS software.
Councilman Administration Modernization, Urban Quality and Participation, Jose Guillen, announced today that "the city will end this September the work of improving accessibility on the municipal website, 'www.murcia.es', which will that blind or visually impaired people to navigate in complete autonomy. "
"Eliminate technological barriers is key to implementing a information society for all, from the city of Murcia, we are committed to achieve universal access, also in the field of new technologies," said Jose Guillen.
Likewise it has manifested the Councillor for Social, Conchita Ruiz, for whom, with this performance, "the City contributes to the social integration of people with disabilities, giving them access to municipal services and resources."
"It is the duty of the City Council and a right of the people", he added.
These works respond to the agreements reached by the city of Murcia with ONCE, in the departments collaborating Modernization of Administration and Social Rights.
It will be later this month when the technical work to improve accessibility, including, among others, the adaptation of the municipal website to JAWS software (Job Access With Speech), a screen reader for the blind or visually impaired will culminate that converts digital content into sound. "
The municipal initiative also includes improving the accessibility and adaptation of the websites of other municipal services related to leisure, culture, transport and sport, among other areas.
Coordinated work
"From Modernization are working in coordination with other Councils to adapt other local content sites, a project that is being led by the Municipal Computing Service," said Jose Guillen, who added that "we are conducting a joint work with developers , managers and administrators of the different portals. "
The city of Murcia and answers the national legislation marked the Observatory of Accessibility Web-OAW, for the access of people with disabilities to the technologies, products and services of the information society and media.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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