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===Malta=== In Malta Web Content Accessibility assessments were carried out by the Foundation for Information Technology Accessibility (FITA) since 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fitamalta.eu/15-years-of-service-projects-and-innovation/|title=FITA - 15 years of service,projects and innovation|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229075046/https://fitamalta.eu/15-years-of-service-projects-and-innovation/|url-status=live}}</ref> Until 2018, this was done in conformance with the requirements of the Equal Opportunities Act (2000) CAP 43 and applied WACG guidelines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fitamalta.eu/fita-services/consultancy-services/|title=FITA Services|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229070613/https://fitamalta.eu/fita-services/consultancy-services/|url-status=live}}</ref> With the advent of the EU Web Accessibility Directive the Malta Communications Authority was charged with ensuring the accessibility of online resources owned by Maltese public entities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mca.org.mt/webaccessibility|title=MCA - Web Accessibility|date=14 December 2018|access-date=23 August 2020|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811035109/https://www.mca.org.mt/webaccessibility|url-status=live}}</ref> FITA continues to provide ICT accessibility assessments to public and commercial entities, applying standard EN301549 and WCAG 2.1 as applicable. Therefore, both the Equal Opportunities Act anti-discrimination legislation and the transposed EU Web Accessibility Directive are applicable to the Maltese scenario.
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