AccessibleNet.orgWeb accessibility links and resources.Abbeys new website improves clarity and accessibility- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Abbey has relaunched its customer website as part of its aim to communicate openly and clearly. The new-look site presents product information in a dramatically different way, simplifying the most important information so that users can quickly decide if it is appropriate for them..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1889 Project to open internet to blind- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "A three-year project to improve blind access to the internet has started at Queens University in Belfast. Researchers at the university are working to devise ways to guide the blind and visually impaired through the web, as part of the Enabled initiative..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1945 UK computer boffins build sign language avatar- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Computer scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have joined forces with animation specialists at Televirtual, and the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) to create a signing avatar capable of translating written web pages into British sign language..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1956 Target sued over web accessibility- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Target a US retailer is being sued because the retail giant's website cannot be accessed by blind internet users. The lawsuit cites violations of accessibility laws; but their application to websites is uncertain and the case highlights the vague nature of the obligations faced by US website operators..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=2106 Does your website overstate its accessibility- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Website accessibility statements are mostly inaccurate and accessibility logos frequently appear on sites that dont deserve them, according to a study of 500 financial and e-commerce websites. Operators may not realise their failings and risk losing users trust..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=2060 EU websites fail accessibility tests- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Seventy three per cent of EU government websites fail to conform to known accessibility standards according to a new report. The results of the survey, launched at the EU Ministerial Conference yesterday showed that only three per cent of 436 websites across the EU Member States passed Level A of the W3C web content accessibility guideline (WCAG 1.0) developed by the World Wide Web Consortium, based on a series of automated and manual checks..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=2025 Jodi Awards for Web Accessibility - Nominations Wanted- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Nominations are being sought for the 2006 Jodi Awards, which aim to recognise excellence in museum, gallery, library, archive or heritage web accessibility. The deadline for nominations is February 24 2006 and a winner, selected by a panel of expert judges, will be announced at the British Museum in London on April 5 2006..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=2026 Travel sites fail to deliver on web accessibility- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Travel websites in the UK are falling short on accessibility. Expedia and Butlins were rated as the best of a bad bunch in a new study of 10 of the UKs most popular travel agency destinations on the web..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=2009 Leading Accessibility Organisations Launch International Development Consortium- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Organisations representing four continents announced the official launch of the Web Accessibility Tool Consortium (WAT-C). The new consortium is developing a series of browser-based web accessibility analysis tools under a general public license agreement..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1996 IBM boosts Firefoxs accessibility- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "IBM is planning on making the web more accessible to those with disabilities. Big Blue will be contributing software to narrate and magnify web pages and to navigate with keystrokes to Firefox version 1.5, and is contributing to the W3Cs standards for impaired users...."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1990 |