The EU Accessibility Act aims to make it easier for people with disabilities. In addition to improving infrastructure it also seeks to ensure more products and services like smartphones, tablets, ATMs or e-books are accessible. Accessibility is seen as key to other fundamental rights such as entry to the workplace, education, public services, and leisure. There are currently 120 million Europeans with some form of disability, and nearly 30% are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, while 9.4% suffer severe material deprivation. The high figure number of disabled people is partly due to the rising number of elderly people in the overall population. Until recently EU Member States had their own divergent legislation. The European Accessibility Act - an EU Directive - aims to change that by improving the functioning of Europe's internal market for accessible products and services while removing barriers created by different national rules. Member States have until 2022 to implement the Directive, so it becomes part of their respective national legislation.