Tudisco, Vincenzo (2022) Accessibility of Audiovisual Media Services for Persons with Disabilities in the European Union: Lights and Shadows of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. Stals, 6. ISSN 1974-5656

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Compliance with the comprehensive obligations included in the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), alongside increasing attention to accessibility of goods and services in the EU, supported the inclusion of more stringent accessibility provisions in the 2018 revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). The current text of the AVMSD represents a step forward in aligning with the obligations provided in the CRPD. However, from a disability perspective, the text of this Directive still presents ‘light and shadows’. The AVMSD leaves a range of grey areas that may de facto lead to uneven access across the EU. This article explores the extent to which the AVMSD fulfils the obligations of the CRPD, in particular with regard to Articles 21 and 30 CRPD. The article first introduces the CRPD and the extent to which it promotes access to audiovisual media services. It then describes the AVMSD, its key concepts, its history, and its structure. Two sections focus on the accessibility provisions of the AVMSD and on their consistency with the CRPD. After an overview of national implementation measures of the AVMSD, the final section provides some concluding remarks which highlight that, although the 2018 revision of the AVMSD represents a significant step forward, issues persist concerning the application of accessibility measures to all kinds of disabilities, the definition of progressive and continuous process, the means to achieve accessibility, and exemptions and differentiated obligations.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Audiovisual Media Services Directive; Accessibility; Disability; United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
Item ID:	16788
Depositing User:	Vincenzo Tudisco
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2022 11:35
Journal or Publication Title:	Stals
Publisher:	Sant'Anna Legal Studies
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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