Having been involved with BS 8878 in a small way, I can promise you we all
tried to add as much as we could into the guidelines but the editors needed
to prune what was turning into a rather long document. So please make
comments on the draft at http://drafts.bsigroup.com/?i=245 Maybe we can
retrieve some of the cuttings!
Best wishes E.A.
Mrs E.A. Draffan
Learning Societies Lab,
ECS, University of Southampton,
Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246
http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk
http://www.emptech.info
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Conway
Sent: 11 December 2008 19:09
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Subject: Re: W3C Web Standard Defines Accessibility for Next Generation Web
it would be nice if these standards included usability for dyslexic
people..................!
Dr John S Conway BSc PhD FGS FRGS FHEA MNADP
Director, MSc International Rural Development
Director, BSc Countryside Management
Chair, Research Committee
Principal Lecturer : Soil & Earth Science
Disability Officer
Royal Agricultural College,
Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
tel 01285 652531 fax 01285 650219
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. on
behalf of Gerard Conroy
Sent: Thu 11/12/2008 19:06
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Subject: Re: W3C Web Standard Defines Accessibility for Next Generation Web
There is out now also the draft standard for BS 8878 on Web accessibility -
Building accessible experiences for disabled people - Code of Practice,
comments invited by Jan 31st 2009.
Gerard Conroy
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of E.A. Draffan
Sent: 11 December 2008 18:01
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Subject: W3C Web Standard Defines Accessibility for Next Generation Web
Apologies for cross posting but WCAG 2.0 is official -
11 December 2008 -- Today W3C announces a new standard that will help Web
designers and developers create sites that better meet the needs of users
with disabilities and older users. Drawing on extensive experience and
community feedback, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
improve upon W3C's groundbreaking initial standard for accessible Web
content.
http://www.w3.org/2008/12/wcag20-pressrelease.html
Best wishes E.A.
Mrs E.A. Draffan
Learning Societies Lab,
ECS, University of Southampton,
Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246
http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk <http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk/>
http://www.emptech.info <http://www.emptech.info/>
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