Accessibility
On this website, it is possible to change the contrast of the content to make reading easier.
To enlarge the content, we recommend using the built-in functionality of the web browser: hold down the Ctrl key (Cmd key in OS X) and press the + or – key at the same time.
Another convenient option is to use the mouse: hold down the Ctrl key while moving the mouse scroll wheel. You can return to normal size by pressing the Ctrl and 0 keys at the same time.
All major operating systems include settings to increase the content displayed on the screen.
In Windows 7, you can find a program called Magnifier if you click on the “Start” menu button at the bottom left, type Magnifier (the first few letters are enough) and press Enter. A small window will open in which everything is magnified. By default, the program tracks the position of the mouse cursor. In Windows XP, you can find Magnifier by going to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > Magnifier.
On Apple computers, to use zoom, navigate to: Apple menu > System Preferences > Accessibility (or Universal Access) > Zoom.
Liia worked at the e-Governance Academy as a Senior Expert. In 2005-2015, she managed the e-democracy domain at eGA, which aims to improve and update the functional mechanisms of democracy in society and state governance with the help of ICT. Liia is actively involved in the Estonian civic society.
Liia has a PhD in Physics from Tartu University. She worked for 20 years as an astrophysicist at Tartu Observatory before transitioning from a scientific career to politics in 1990, when she was elected to both the Supreme Council and Congress of Estonia. She worked closely on issues related to the restoration of Estonian statehood as a member of working groups and was the chair of the editing committee of the Constitutional Assembly. She was elected as a Member of Parliament in the 7th, 8th and 9th parliament of Estonia. From 1992 to 1995, she was the minister responsible for the implementation of ownership reforms.
Liia speaks Estonian, English and Russian.
