This observatory can be used in several ways and will be then an essential tool in the campaign lead by BrailleNet for a more accessible web. The table below gives a summary of the observatory in January 2000. This year, for the first time it will be possible to fill out one's statement of income in downloading an online form. Before june 2000, all the administrative forms will be online on the Internet. Most of the newspapers, of the television channels, have their own website.
Many private users create their own websites.
The web becomes a universal exchange place. Thanks to appropriate assistive technologies, like Braille displays, speech synthesisers, or screen magnifiers, this new communication media opens immense possibilities of social and professional insertion for people with visual impairment. Nevertheless, it can also represent an additional factor of exclusion. Indeed, a braille display as well as a speech synthesiser give only the text information and give only a partial overview of the screen. Many countries seem to be more and more aware of the necessity to not marginalise people with disabilities.