2. The “European Design for All e-Accessibility Network”
EDeAN
The “European Design for All e-Accessibility Network”
Established in 2002 by the European Commission and the member states in order to:
raise the profile of Design for All (DfA) and emphasize its importance in achieving greater accessibility in the Information Society for as many people as possible
Provide a European forum for DfA issues
Raise awareness for DfA in the public and private sectors
Provide input for European curricula on DfA (in accordance with the eEurope 2002 Action Plan)

3. Organisation
EDeAN is composed of National Networks, one in each European member state.
15 National Contact Centres (NCCs) have been appointed. Each NCC is responsible for liaising with network members in their own country and with the EDeAN Secretariat
Currently, 135 European organizations are represented in EDeAN

4. Secretariat management rotates yearly
EDeAN Secretariat
While the NCCs are the primary contact for the network within their respective countries at a national level, the Secretariat coordinates the Network contacts at the European level.
Secretariat management rotates yearly
For the year 2005, the EDeAN Secretariat is run by ICS-FORTH (Greece)

5. EDeAN SIGs
The Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of EDeAN are formed and operate in order to significantly contribute to advance DfA knowledge on a range of topics, including:
Benchmarking
Policy and Legislation
Standardisation
Proactive assessment
DfA curricula
EDeAN NCC eForum
The SIGs operate through HERMES, the EDeAN portal, available at:

6. EDeAN Secretariat for 2005:
More information
EDeAN Secretariat for 2005:
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) Institute of Computer Science (ICS) Centre for Universal Access and Assistive Technologies Heraklion, Crete, GR Greece Tel: Fax: Secretariat Manager: Iosif Klironomos