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- Law 19/2013 on transparency, access to public information and good governance. (Spanish PDF). Machine translation in English states (Article 5, Section 5):
All information will be understandable, easily accessible and free of charge and will be available to people with disabilities in a modality provided by media or in appropriate formats so that they are accessible and understandable, in accordance with the principle of universal accessibility and design for all.
- Audio Visual Communication Law 13/2022. Article 7 addresses rights of people with disabilities to accessibility and transparent information.
- 12699 Royal Decree 1112/2018, of September 7, on the accessibility of websites and applications for mobile devices of the public sector (Spanish PDF)
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