AccessibleNet.orgWeb accessibility links and resources.Computing help for disabled staff- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "The Disability Discrimination Act places certain obligations on employers in respect of disabled members of staff. This week, national computing and disability charity AbilityNet released a CD-ROM to help compliance..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1736 Microsoft aims campaign at older workers- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Has the print on your computer screen gotten too small Is that auto-alert you've set up too faint Can't find your cursor Hey there, Microsoft says, maybe it's not the technology troubling you, but the inevitable signs of aging..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1734 Tech breakthrough to help blind 'read' Hindi- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "His is an amazing story. At the tender age of eight years, glaucoma pitched a scared Dinesh Kaushals world into darknes. Twenty years later, Dinesh has helped develop the worlds first Hindi screen reader, which will revolutionise the manner in which the visually challenged access the information superhighway..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1805 The Guild of Accessible Web Designers officially launches- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "The Guild of Accessible Web Designers marked its launch today by calling upon Web designers to embrace accessibility as the cornerstone and guiding principle of their profession..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1812 Landmark judgments for disabled workers- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "An employee who lost her sight yesterday won a case of constructive dismissal from the Court of Appeal the second landmark judgment in the UK this month that extends the rights of disabled workers..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1858 Audio descriptions for blind users of digital TV- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "The BBC, Channel 4 and ITV announced last week that they would shortly be providing additional audio commentary that describes what is happening on screen, a service described as "a great step forward" for visually impaired viewers of digital satellite TV..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1853 Webcredible boosts UK postal watchdog website accessibility- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Postwatch, the UK watchdog for postal services, today announced its new fully accessible website. With the increased publicity of its work, the Postwatch website has seen a large increase in traffic over the past few months. The new website was formed after consultation with, and development by, Webcredible, a company that specialises in web accessibility and usability..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1846 Supermarket sites criticised over accessibility- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Some of the UK's leading supermarkets are failing online shoppers with disabilities, according to charity AbilityNet. AbilityNet carried out tests on supermarket websites to find out how easily accessible they were for users with disabilities such as visual impairment, dyslexia or a physical disability that makes mouse use difficult..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1847 Tesco.com shames rivals on accessibility and legal services- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Tesco.com was yesterday praised as the only web site of a leading supermarket to accommodate Britain's disabled internet users. The same day it also become the first place where web users can drop bread, milk and divorce kits into the same shopping basket. The Law Society's chief executive Janet Paraskeva welcomed the new service, which Tesco hopes will demystify the law for the man on the street. Paraskeva's only qualification was that shoppers should seek expert legal advice for anything but.http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1841 Online Extra: A checkup for Section 508- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "How much progress have we really seen on Section 508 The Section 508 electronic and IT accessibility amendment is the single most influential disability mandate since the Americans with Disabilities Act came into law in 1990. But how much has changed since Section 508s inception in June 2001 We find it varies widelyfrom agencies that have embraced the spirit of the mandate to those that barely measure up...."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1840 |