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Julie Howell is responsible for the development of digital policies for United Kingdom Royal National Institute of blind people. interviewed to him recently about a number of Web accessibility topics.
The part of the DDA affecting the provision of services on the web entered into force on 1 October 1999.
It is true that the Add parties shall enter into force in 2004, but is not parties services provided through the web.Nada effect changes in 2004.
It has definitely made many companies Doha development more aware of the accessibility of the web.But it would be wrong to equate knowledge with growing awareness practice necessarily normas.Mientras compliance is not growing at the same pace.
But keep in mind that the web is still a very new medium for many companies, and disability discrimination legislation is also very nueva.Toma time for companies to digest and application requirements.RNIB is working with many organizations to help them make more accessible the future of their designs. instead of two years I hope the web much more accessible than it is now.
Legislation is never be specific.However, the Disability Rights Commission: code of practice to accompany the Add, published in February 2002, explicitly mentioned services provided via the website as they are covered by the law (an airline online ticketing service is given as an example) .it is no doubt the services offered on the web to qualify as ‘services’ as defined in the Act.
RNIB has recently participated in two of these cases, one of which was the subject of County Court proceedings, and established in July 2003;This is the first legal proceedings we are aware that related in any way the provision of a service on the web.
These cases have already been solved: the clients and the RNIB are content with settlements that have been achieved.
RNIB continue Doha development in particular to the procedures for the issue on behalf of blind and partially sighted people in the courts for breaches of the Act where such offences cannot be solved without such action.
RNIB is currently working on possible cases of accessibility of the Web page on behalf of others blind and visually impaired in Doha development. We are unable to comment on the details of these possible cases at this time, but perhaps might in the future.
Varied. When the dialog begins, often facing enterprises have poorly understood what is meant by accessibility or have been misled about what is needed to make their services accessible online.
It is often an assumption that have to do only the text of his sitio.O any element of the site that are currently in an unreachable area must be alleged eliminarse.Por, nor is it true.
Ounces RNIB Web accessibility team explained the benefits of business of making a site more accessible and have suggested a strategy that works for the company in question (for example, an incremental approach) we find that companies feel much more positive for the task to mano.después all, accessibility is about how to extend the reach of their products and services to a greater number of people and should therefore be considered positively.
Accessibility broadens the scope of our service.makes our interoperable site accessibility.accessibility is a demonstration of our corporate social responsibility.If our competitors are accessible and are not, we can view in a bad light and losing custom.There are more than 8 million disabled people in United Kingdom with a combined purchasing power estimated at £ 45bn per year.accessible design improves for all user experience (e.g. site downloads faster, more technologies are supported).inaccessible sites may be in violation of the law of discrimination of disabled 1995.RNIB works with companies to highlight good practices through stories of positive press and events.If our website is inaccessible, we be excluding future potential workers with disabilities, which is also illegal.accessibility is not about the limitation of the creatividad.El Act working rules and guidelines that include the maximum audience is a very creative process.
Network users blind and visually impaired which I have spoken with are overwhelmingly positive approaches of the Internet and the web at particular.Por therefore is liberating to buy without asking a friend visually impaired to help, or to read the news or a book without the assistance of a person the ability to check train online once vidente.Incluso makes a big difference for a blind you to organise your own trip to a Meeting Manager.
However, many websites still blocked blind and partially sighted people, and I no I exaggerate frustration and disappointment that this entire provoca.Y due to lack of good web design practices.
Julie Howell
Digital policy development manager
RNIB
RNIB Center for Web access www.rnib.org.uk/webaccesscentre
RNIB is running a series of seminars for web designers in October and noviembre.Para for more information, see your Web site.
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