ECB and ONCE Foundation launch collaboration to ensure digital euro is accessible for everyone

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced a collaboration with the ONCE Foundation for Cooperation and Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities to ensure that the proposed digital euro is accessible to all users, including people with disabilities, older adults and those with limited digital skills. Under the agreement, the ECB will benefit from the foundation's expertise in providing technical advice on accessibility requirements and features for the digital euro application, collaboration on its design and testing accessibility functionalities in early prototypes once available. The collaboration aims to exceed the minimum legal requirements under the European Accessibility Act. The ECB intends to embed accessibility considerations from the earliest stages of design and development, ensuring that the application is clear, understandable and easy to navigate. The outcome of this work could also inform user experience requirements for payment service providers.

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