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Hisoftware and accessibility

“The importance of Web accessibility standards has been recognized around the world. In fact the U.S. Access Board has published a document called Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications as part of Section 508, and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has developed a set of universal guidelines for Web development titled Web Content [...]

For those of you who are in colleges or universities and are using WebCT/BlackBoard (BB) products, I wondered if you have noticed that the accessibility statement on the BB site has been going through some changes.
Previously there was some mention of products being 508 compliant, and etc.
Of late the accessibility link on BB’s site [...]

(Organised by Web Accessibility Network for Australian Universities)
The forum brought into focus the ramifications of the Disability Standards for Education 2005. It came into effect on August 18 this year and impact on providers of training and education in their provision of services to students with disabilities in terms of:
• Making reasonable adjustments
• Standards for enrolments
• Standards for [...]

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