Monday, April 26, 2004

News:Adding further fuel to the 'disability internet access' fire, sparked last week by the Disability Rights Commission, further research indicates that even the majority of disability organisations do not address accessibility needs in their websites.

"A report entitled 'Disability 50' has revealed that 58% of disability organisations failed to achieve the compliance level deemed by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as 'compulsory'."

Those sites that proved 'exemplary' in the sector included AbilityNet, Action for Blind People, British Council for Disabled People, and the Disability Rights Commission. It refused to say which sites performed particularly badly in the test

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