[vicsireland] Fw: PAS 78 now free of charge

From: Tony Murray <tony.g.murray@xxxxxx>
To: VICS <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:07:11 +0100
Hi,

See below.

Cheers,

Tony
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rnibtechies-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Howell,
> Julie
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 3:12 PM
> To: rnibtechies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rnibtechies] PAS 78 now free of charge
> 
> Dear all,
>  
> In March 2006, the Disability Rights Commission and the British
> Standards Institution published a new guide for website commissioners:
>  
> Publicly Available Specification 78: Guide to Good Practice in
> Commissioning Accessible Websites (PAS 78).
>  
> Initially, BSI sold PAS 78 for 30 pounds plus VAT.
>  
> However, as of yesterday PAS 78 is available free of charge.  If you
> have an interest in web design - or have clients that do - please check
> out PAS 78 and promote it far and wide.  In the absense of UK case law
> it is probably the best guide on how to create a website that disabled
> people can use.
>  
> PAS 78 was commissioned by DRC and published by BSI.  RNIB (myself) was
> the Technical Author and the PAS was re-drafted by an 8-strong steering
> group of industry representatives (BBC, DRC, Cabinet Office, Abilitynet,
> IBM, RNIB, Usability Professionals Association, University College
> London). It was then reviewed by 120 further interested parties
> (including WAI, Mencap and Adobe).
>  
> www.drc-gb.org/pas
>  
> ---
> Best regards
> Julie Howell BA(Hons), MCLIP, MBCS, FRSA
> Digital Policy Development Manager, RNIB
> 01733 375074 (diverts to mobile)
>  
> RNIB Campaign for Good Web Design
> www.rnib.org.uk/wac <http://www.rnib.org.uk/wac> 
>  
> Publicly Available Specification 78: Guide to Good Practice on
> Commissioning Accessible Websites
> (British Standards Institution, 2006)
> www.bsi-global.com/pas78 <http://www.bsi-global.com/pas78> 
>  
> The Web: Access and Inclusion for Disabled People
> (Disability Rights Commission, 2004)
> www.drc-gb.org/publicationsandreports/report.asp
> <http://www.drc-gb.org/publicationsandreports/report.asp> 
>  
> Biography: www.juliehowell.co.uk <http://www.juliehowell.co.uk> 
> 
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