For what it is worth I found lift to be a very worthwhile
investment for my University.
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L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
The Ohio State University
1849 Cannon Drive
Columbus, OH 43210-1266
(614)292-6207 (V)
(614)688-8605 (TTY)
(614)688-3665 (Fax)
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From: Paul Dilley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 11:43 AM
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Subject: Assistive Technology - Expressions of Interest for
"LIFT"
Message forwarded on behalf of CHEST.
Assistive Technology - Expressions of Interest for "LIFT"
CHEST is aware that sites are required to ensure that their
web sites
are accessible by users with disabilities in accordance with
the
Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (SENDA).
See
<http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/directions/issue4/senda.html> for
more details.
We have therefore been in discussion with UsableNet with a
view to
offering their LIFT web accessibility tools to the UK Higher
and
Further Education community, under a CHEST Agreement.
UsableNet has already collaborated with TechDIS to make
their free
Dreamweaver for Macromedia Extension web evaluation software
available
to UK academia - see CHEST Software Messenger
<http://www.chest.ac.uk/messenger/mess28-10-02.html>. This
software
has proved very popular and sites are now asking how they
can automate
the editing, design and testing of their web sites to
conform with W3C
Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines
<http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#wc-priority-1>.
The products under discussion are:
LIFT for Dreamweaver
LIFT for FrontPage
LIFT for Dreamweaver PRO
LIFT for FrontPage PRO
LIFT Online may also be offered if there is sufficient
interest.
Full descriptions of these products can be found at
<http://www.usablenet.com/>
The intention is to offer site licences based on FTE
banding, and
UsableNet is currently preparing a fully costed proposal.
CHEST would like to hear from sites that would be interested
in an
agreement for the LIFT products. It is hoped to have an
Agreement in
place early next year. When responding it would be helpful
if you
could indicate the estimated total number of web developers
within your
institution who are actively involved in updating your web
site. This
will assist UsableNet to pitch the pricing to reflect the
estimated
number of users (although the licence will be for unlimited
users).
Please record your interest by emailing
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with the subject heading "UsableNet LIFT".
Although an expression of interest does not commit your site
to a
licence, it is hoped that responses will be based on an
identified
need, subject to the price being acceptable. We also
welcome comments
from currently licensed sites who may be seeking to increase
the number
of licences at their institution.
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Judy Adams
Senior Contracts Officer
Tel: 01225 474331
Fax: 01225 474301
Web: http://www.chest.ac.uk
CHEST
Queen Anne House
11 Charlotte Street
Bath BA2 1NE
CHEST is a service of EduServ
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