Editing Universal design (section)

==== European organizational networks ====
In Europe, people have joined in [[Social network|networks]] to promote and develop Design for All:

*The European Design for All eAccessibility Network (EDeAN)<ref>{{Cite web |title=None |url=http://www.edean.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031211231505/http://www.edean.org/ |archive-date=December 11, 2003}}</ref> was launched under the lead of the European Commission and the European Member States in 2002. It fosters Design for All for eInclusion, that is, creating an information society for all. It has national contact centres (NCCs) in almost all EU countries and more than 160 network members in national networks.
*EIDD - Design for All Europe is a [[NGO]] and a 100% self-financed European organization that covers the entire area of theory and practice of Design for All, from the built environment and tangible products to communication, service and system design. Originally set up in 1993 as the European Institute for Design and Disability (EIDD), to enhance the quality of life through Design for All, it changed its name in 2006 to bring it into line with its core business. EIDD - Design for All Europe disseminates the application of Design for All to business and administration communities previously unaware of its benefits and currently (2016) has 31 member organizations in 20 European countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Design for All Europe |url=http://www.dfaeurope.eu |access-date=18 March 2018 |website=EIDD - DfA Europe}}</ref>
* EuCAN - The European Concept for Accessibility Network started in 1984 as an open network of experts and advocates from all over Europe in order to promote and support the Design for All approach.<ref>{{cite web |title=European concept for accessibility |url=http://www.eca.lu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401120815/http://www.eca.lu/ |archive-date=1 April 2022 |access-date=18 March 2018 |website=www.eca.lu}}</ref> The coordination work of EuCAN and the functioning of the network are mainly voluntary work. In 1999 the Luxembourg Disability Information and Meeting Centre (better known by its acronym “Info-Handicap”) took over the coordination of the steering group, together with the implicit responsibility for the follow-up of the [[European Concept for Accessibility]] (ECA). The EuCAN publications - like ECA - aim to provide practical guidance. They are neither academic nor policy documents.