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IT Accessibility Review
Volume 1, Number 6
Around the IT/Web Accessible World
UK Disability Rights Commission and Accessible Web Sites
- Read Article Here.
Guide to Managing Inclusive Design
- Read Article Here.
Canada Commission Says VoIP Must Have 911 Emergency Service
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced its recent decision requiring fixed VoIP service providers to ensure "the same level of 911 emergency service that is provided by the incumbent telephone companies to their existing customers" within 90 days of the decision. The CRTC is the independent public authority responsible for telecommunications regulation in Canada, akin to the U.S.´s Federal Communications Commission.
The CRTC will also require all VoIP service providers to notify consumers before and during service commencement and provision, "regarding any limitations associated with their emergency 9-1-1 service."
Source:
Government Technology Executive News, Apr. 12, 2005.
http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=93642
Women and the Elderly are Crossing the Digital Divide, but the Poor Still Lag Behind, Says New EU Report
Contributed By: Karen Mardahl, STC ContributorWomen have overtaken men in the past three years in their pace of Internet take-up, according to a new Commission report. The over 55s are also increasingly gaining computer skills, and this trend is set to continue. However, the poorly educated and poorly paid are not catching up as quickly and this is denying them new opportunities. Education, age and income remain the most important areas in the digital divide, the report says.
To read this article:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2005/feb/einclusion_en.html
The eInclusion and eAccessibility site is:
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/accessibility/index_en.htm
The Blind Leading the Blind
With pressure and guidance from the visually impaired, web designers are slowly improving internet access.
Next time you sit in front of a computer, think of all the things you can use it for: surfing the net, writing documents, finding information, chatting to people… everything short of washing up. When you switch it on, try doing all this with your eyes shut.
To read this article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5177453-103690,00.html
Source:
Guardian Unlimited
Friday April 22, 2005
Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005
Internet Usage in the EU25
Half of individuals and nine out of ten enterprises used the internet in 2004
- Read Article Here.
85 Percent of London Borough Web Sites yet to Achieve Web Accessibility
A report Web Accessibility in London Borough Councils has assessed 33 London local authority web sites against accessibility guidelines.
The Nomensa report says that 85% of London borough web sites have yet to achieve the web accessibility recommendations that have been defined by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister´s Priority Service Outcomes Report. 6% of sites tested are meeting this standard, while 9% have exceeded the recommendation, and have achieved a triple-A rating as defined by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
To read this article:
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2885
