http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Design/Web-Design/Accessibility/United-Kingdom A listing of the most recently indexed works about Design and Web Design and Accessibility and United Kingdom in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Design/Web-Design/Accessibility/United-Kingdom http://tc.eserver.org/32853.html http://tc.eserver.org/32853.html On August 18, 2005 new Disability Standards for Education came into effect in Australia. Questions have been raised about how they may impact on the way universities publish resources on the web. In this article, I provide an overview of the new Standards, their general impact, and conclude that if organisations are already following the advice of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (on how to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 in relation to the web), the introduction of the Standards should make no appreciable difference. http://tc.eserver.org/32858.html http://tc.eserver.org/32858.html Manchester United have received a lot of press coverage for the separate accessible version of their website. They've probably invested a lot of time and effort to make this separate website, which according to Trenton Moss is totally unnecessary. http://tc.eserver.org/27178.html http://tc.eserver.org/27178.html 残障人士法案要求所提供的服务不得歧视残障人士。一个网站被认为是一种服务，因而受这一法案约束，所以必须对每个人具备无障碍性。 一些团体正在对他们的网站进行无障碍性改进，但是许多团体看起来没有采取行动。残障人士不会进入他们的网站，他们说，那为什么要在乎这些。 http://tc.eserver.org/25502.html http://tc.eserver.org/25502.html Debunks four myths about web accessibility and the law for those involved in the design and development of UK-based websites. http://tc.eserver.org/23239.html http://tc.eserver.org/23239.html Review of the DRC's report into web accessibility. http://tc.eserver.org/22939.html http://tc.eserver.org/22939.html The UK’s first e-Minister, Patricia Hewitt, gave a commitment in February 2001 that all new government websites should be accessible. Two years later, UK government sites are a long way from being accessible. http://tc.eserver.org/22937.html http://tc.eserver.org/22937.html A write-up of the first briefing from the DRC about a forthcoming formal investigation into the accessibility of 1,000 web sites in the UK. http://tc.eserver.org/22396.html http://tc.eserver.org/22396.html The Disability Discrimination Act states that service providers must not discriminate against disabled people. A website is regarded as a service and therefore falls under this law. Some organisations are changing their websites, but many are seemingly not making the adjustments. Disabled people don't access their website, they say, so why should they care? There are, however, two very good reasons as to why businesses should start taking these issues seriously: an accessible website will make you more money; an accessible website will save you money. http://tc.eserver.org/22066.html http://tc.eserver.org/22066.html The Disability Discrimination Act states that service providers must not discriminate against disabled people. A website is regarded as a service and therefore falls under this law. Some organisations are changing their websites, but many are seemingly not making the adjustments. Disabled people don't access their website, they say, so why should they care? http://tc.eserver.org/22064.html http://tc.eserver.org/22064.html Under the Disability Discrimination Act websites have to be accessible to disabled people. Read about your obligations. http://tc.eserver.org/20059.html http://tc.eserver.org/20059.html If your company has a public website, it needs to be accessible - and that's the law. http://tc.eserver.org/20045.html http://tc.eserver.org/20045.html There are many legal issues currently raised by the growth in e-commerce and e-learning, but one of the least discussed is that of Web accessibility. As a result of the increased use of proprietary technologies and a failure to follow guidelines when designing Web sites a large percentage of the Internet remains inaccessible to many parts of the disabled community. As a result, the effect has been to exclude a significant section of the population from fully benefiting and participating in the increased use and reliance on e-commerce and e-learning. The purpose of this paper is to explore, in light of events and experiences elsewhere in the world, whether and to what extent the disability rights legislation in the UK might apply in such a scenario. It also considers the effect of the recent Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 on the previously excluded area of education.