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The 3 A's of Getting Good Press, and More on the Spitzer Scandal: It's not every day that a veteran journalist takes the time to provide a media relations lesson to those seeking "good press." But that's what San Francisco Chronicle columnist John Diaz did in Sunday's edition of the paper. He mainly addressed his advice to politicians, but it applies to business...; Tags: Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Food & Beverage, Workforce Management, Public Relations, Accessibility, Eliot Spitzer, Journalist, Jon Greer, Manufacturing; Blog posts 2008-03-12
Making Your Web Site Accessible to All: It's important to try to make Web sites accessible to as many people as possible. Increasingly, laws are being passed requiring a minimum level of accessibility on a Web site. Following the best practices in Web site accessibility can actually enhance the overall usability of a Web site for all...; Tags: Web site, Web, standards, image, HTML, font, Clear, best practice, advertisement, accessibility, BNET Editorial, Web site development, Channel management, Web technology; Articles 2007-08-13
Accessibility Tips for Website Construction: Accessibility is important, but precisely how does one make a website or intranet more accessible? There is a great deal of hype on this topic and a lot of discussion too, yet vagueness and confusion persist. Web teams face a considerable amount of political pressure to 'Be compliant', but often...; Tags: Web Site, Intranet, Accessibility, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet; White papers 2006-04-05

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A new home for accessibility at Google: Information access is at the core of Google's mission , which is why we work to make the world's content available to people with disabilities, such as blindness, visual impairment, color deficiency, deafness, hearing loss and limited dexterity. Building accessible products isn't only the right thing to do, it...; Tags: Google Inc., feedback; News items 2009-10-19
Accessibility In Microsoft Office Project: Microsoft is committed to making its products and services easier for everyone to use. Many accessibility features are built right into Microsoft Office Project. These features are available to everyone, without the need for additional accessibility aids. Examples of accessibility aids include screen readers, speech-recognition programs, and on-screen keyboards. This...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Speech Recognition, Microsoft Office, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Software; White papers

Accessibility checklist for future standards.(ITU): Study Group 16 has published an "Accessibility Checklist" for the makers of standards to ensure that they are taking into account the needs of those to whom accessibility to ICTs are restricted, the deaf or hard-of-hearing for example. Ex Study Group 16 has published...; Tags: International Telecommunications Union; Research articles 2006-05-01
State and local laws aimed at improving accessibility and visitability of single-family homes is the subject of a study by the AARP Public Policy Institute. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article): STATE AND LOCAL LAWS aimed at improving accessibility and visitability of single-family homes is the subject of a study by the AARP Public Policy Institute, an arm of the American Association of Retired Persons. The paper, Accessibility and Visitabil STATE AND LOCAL LAWS aimed at improving...; Tags: AARP; Research articles 2002-07-03
World Wide Web Consortium issues User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 as a W3C Recommendation; Third in set of Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines helps developers make accessible browsers and multimedia players.: M2 PRESSWIRE-18 December 2002-WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM: World Wide Web Consortium issues User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 as a W3C Recommendation; Third in set of Web Accessibility Initiative WAI guidelines helps developers make accessible browsers and multimedia playersC1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12172002 ...; Tags: agent, developer, disability, MARKETING, multimedia, software, technology, W3C, Web; Research articles 2002-12-18
Nist Co-Sponsors It Accessibility 2001 Conference - National Institute of Standards and Technology, information technology - Brief Article: NIST, along with with a private company and the Information Technology Association of America, co-sponsored the IT Accessibility 2001 Conference in May 2001, at NIST. The conference drew attendees from industry, federal and state government, advocacy groups, accessibility centers, and academia. Speakers included accessibility experts, IT developers, research and...; Tags: conference, NIST, Strategy; Research articles 2001-07-01
Accessibility Limitations In Microsoft Office Project 2007: Microsoft is committed to making its products and services easier for everyone to use. Many accessibility features are built right into Microsoft Office Project. These features are available to everyone, without the need for additional accessibility aids. But Microsoft Office Project 2007 supports accessibility with the exceptions that are noted...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; White papers
The Assistive Technology Industry Association Teams Up With IBM, AOL, Canon and Others to Drive Business Integration of Accessibility: On January 25-26, the Assistive Technology Industry Association ATIA hosted its first Leadership Forum on Accessibility at the Caribe Royale Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The forum, led by IBM, AOL, Canon, Adobe and others, provided a unique opportunity for business leaders to explore implications, advantages, and specific...; Tags: America Online Inc., Canon Inc., IBM Corp.; Research articles 2007-01-29
Savaria and GE Money Enter Partnership to Offer Financing for Consumers of Accessibility Equipment; Arrangement the First of its Kind in North America's Accessibility Industry.: LAVAL, QUEBEC, Oct 26, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Savaria Corporation (TSX:SIS), North America's second-largest provider of accessibility equipment, and GE Money, the Canadian consumer-lending unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), ann LAVAL, QUEBEC, Oct 26, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Savaria Corporation (TSX:SIS),...; Tags: General Electric Co., financing, partnership; Research articles 2006-10-26
Gray areas of accessibility: EVERYONE WANTS THEIR facility to meet accessibility guidelines. Often, however, the road to access appears to be through an inordinately confusing regulatory environment. There are numerous and often overlapping accessibility laws, regulations, codes and guidelines. For example, stairs that are between levels that are also connected by a ramp or...; Tags: compliance, U.S. Department of Justice; Research articles 2002-05-01
Software developers clash over Web accessibility role: Software firms are divided over the role they should play in Web accessibility, which is leading to confusion about the future of Web design. Leading software developers like Macromedia and Adobe say they're anxious to support the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C's) accessibility standards, but many want to...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Inc., MARKETING, software, W3C, Web; Research articles 2003-08-07
The status of Web Accessibility of Canadian universities and colleges: a Charter of Rights and Freedoms issue (1).: The fundamental ideal that access to education and information as one of our basic human rights must not be neglected in the electronic information age. This ideal however is not being met in the area of postsecondary Web accessibility. This study surveyed 350 postsecondary institutions in...; Tags: Canada, disability, education, MARKETING, U.S., W3C, Web; Research articles 2005-04-01
Addressing the needs of the 'forgotten people'; "Accessibility For All" conference -- Nice, France - 27 March 2003.: M2 PRESSWIRE-28 March 2003-ETSI: Addressing the needs of the 'forgotten people'; "Accessibility For All" conference -- Nice, France - 27 March 2003C1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03272003 Delegates at a major conference on accessibility were reminded today not to forget the...; Tags: conference, disability, Europe, European Commission, France, NETWORKING, Quality, standards, Strategy, Telephony; Research articles 2003-03-28
True accessibility will take more than new W3C guidelines.: M2 PRESSWIRE-6 January 2003-W3C: True accessibility will take more than new W3C guidelinesC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01062003 After four years' work the World Wide Web Consortium has agreed on accessibility standards for web browser applications and multimedia players. ...; Tags: disability, impairment, Quality, standards, W3C; Research articles 2003-01-06
W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative holds Best Practices Training in Spain.(Spain)(World Wide Web Consortium)(Brief Article): The Web Accessibility Initiative WAI, part of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), held a Web Accessibility Best Practices Exchange Training in Madrid, Spain, as part of the WAI-TIES Project. The goal of this two day session was to provide the Web community with information that...; Tags: MARKETING, Spain, W3C, Web; Research articles 2004-02-01
Accessibility Of Schools And Colleges Of Education Home Pages For Students With Disabilities: Institutions of Higher Education IHEs and Colleges of Education COEs use the World Wide Web WWW to disseminate and gather information. On-line barriers limit the accessibility of the WWW for students with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accessibility of COE home pages. Two hundred and...; Tags: COE, disability, MARKETING, W3C, Web, WWW; Research articles 2000-12-01
New accessibility standards set by W3C - World Wide Web Consortium - Brief Article: TELECOMWORLDWIRE-7 January 2003-New accessibility standards set by W3CC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has introduced new accessibility standards for web browser applications and multimedia players. The Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 focus on enabling people with impairments and disabilities to use web browsers and...; Tags: INTERNET, multimedia, Quality, standards, W3C; Research articles 2003-01-07