Apologies for cross posting.
The EU has announced an online consultation, to end 12th February, on policies on e-accessibility.
If you think that governments have a role in making it possible for everybody to access the web and ICT – including, for example dyslexic and other reading impaired people – then here is your chance to say so, and to give some views as to how they should do this.
The introductory document is at http://europa.eu.int/information_society/policy/accessibility/com_ea_2005/index_en.htm.
The consultation form itself (not, apparently, very accessible!) is at http://europa.eu.int/yourvoice/forms/dispatch?form=369.
If you sometimes have problems reading web sites or accessing other ICT, please make your views known.
FINALLY and only partly connected:
If you believe that reading impaired people should be able to get access to written texts as quickly, as conveniently and as cheaply as those who happily read normal printed text, then please add your name to the Right to Read Charter at the url below if you have not already done so. The Charter suggests several ways to make alternative formats more readily available.
These are the last few days the Charter is available for signing, so please just click on this url NOW, http://www.dyslexia.org.uk/r2r.php, or go to the version on the RNIB's site: http://www.rnib.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_r2rhome.hcsp
The same book, at the same time, at the same price.
Regards
Ian Litterick
www.iansyst.co.uk
www.dyslexic.com
Support the Right to Read Campaign. Sign up at www.dyslexia.org.uk/r2r.php