John:
You may find some of the articles on the TechDis site helpful on this:
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/resources/lista.html
For what it's worth, my own understanding is that we should be aiming to
meet at least the Priority 1 W3C standards for all essential learning
resources by September 2002, or to provide these resources in an alternative
accessible form. I think it would be wise to aim for at least Priority 2
standard for new material produced from 1 September. These standards do not
have an explicit legal status in the UK, but are widely accepted
internationally; failure to meet them might be regarded as evidence of not
having taken reasonable steps to avoid discrimination, if the material were
only available online.
These are my personal views, not the formal policy of my employers.
David Hume
E-Learning Support Officer
University of Abertay, Dundee
Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 1HG
01382 308882
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Conway [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 23 April 2002 09:33
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Subject: Re: provision for dyslexic undergraduates
I've received a circular from Manchester based solicitors with a lead
article suggesting websites that could "discriminate" against the disabled
by not being Bobby-compliant [or the like] could be sued. Is this genuine?
I fully agree of course that websites should accommodate as many as possible
- but this seems over the top?
Dr. John S Conway
Principal Lecturer in Soil Science
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 6JS
Phone +44 (0) 1285 652531 ext 2234
Fax +44 (0) 1285 650219
http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/
<http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/>
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