The Stanca Act is an Italian law of 2004 that promotes
accessibility of information technology. The law also applies to Italian government websites.
History
The name of this law refers to its proponent,
Lucio Stanca, Minister of Innovations during the
second cabinet of Berlusconi.
The law was unanimously approved by
Parliament
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, was published in the Italian ''
Gazzetta Ufficiale
The ''Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana'' () is the official journal of record of the Italian government. It is published by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome.
Function
The ''Gazzetta Ufficiale'' promulgates acts ...
'' of 17 January 2004, and became operational after more than a year. The law includes a set of requirements which must be used when
public bodies
A statutory corporation is a government entity created as a statutory body by statute. Their precise nature varies by jurisdiction, but they are corporations owned by a government or controlled by national or sub-national government to the (in ...
are
procuring websites.
[European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion and Directorate-General for the Internal Market and Services]
''Buying Social: a Guide to Taking Account of Social Considerations in Public Procurement''
Publications Office, 2011, accessed 30 May 2023, page 33
On 16 September 2013 an update of this law was published in the ''Gazzetta Ufficiale''. The update aligns the law with
W3C
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web. Founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations that maintain full-time staff working together in ...
WCAG 2.0 standards.
References
External links
* Th
Stanca Act(English Version).
Mauve an accessibility validator developed b
HIIS Lab– ISTI of
CNR of
Pisa
Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tow ...
(Italy).
Law of Italy
Accessible information
Web accessibility
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