AccessibleNet.orgWeb accessibility links and resources.Web accessibility drive for UK government websites- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Macromedia is hoping to cash in on the need for improved web accessibility across the public sector with the launch of a business unit directly targeting government. Macromedia Government, officially launched in the UK this week at an event at the House of Commons, is dedicated to 'enabling the public sector to create websites and rich internet applications'..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1836 Accessibility of top UK company web sites improving- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "The web sites of 37% of Britain's top companies are meeting minimum accessibility standards, according to a new report, up from just 11% last year. Despite the improvement, however, millions of disabled people still find themselves barred from most sites. The findings are from a survey of the sites of FTSE 100 companies, carried out by digital design company Nomensa..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1817 Disabled users struggle to access FTSE 100 sites- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "Nine in ten of the UK's top companies are failing to make their Web sites accessible to people with disabilities. A study by Web accessibility consultancy Nomensa found that many FTSE 100 companies simply fail to consider matters of accessibility when creating their corporate Web sites..."http://www.accessiblenet.org/cgi-bin/ext.cgi?id=1720 |