The European Central Bank and Fundación ONCE have joined forces to ensure that the future digital euro application is accessible and easy to use for all persons, particularly those with disabilities, advanced age, or with little digital experience.
Fundación ONCE will provide advice on accessibility requirements, take part in the application’s design, and conduct testing with the first prototypes to verify that the features are genuinely usable.
The ECB wants accessibility to be part of the project from the very beginning, rather than added afterwards. This is why it is adopting an accessibility‑by‑design approach, aiming to exceed the minimum legal requirements set out in the European Accessibility Act and to go beyond common market standards.
The institution considers digital financial inclusion to be an essential component of the digital euro. For this reason, it is incorporating citizens’ perspectives into the process.
Source: Fundación ONCE