Jonathan, most of the mencap site is under construction. I could not find any information about their user group. if there is something on their site that I have missed, please let me know. also, could you provide the URL in the WAI list archives of the e-mail from 1998 that you were reading? thanks, --wendy At 03:44 AM 2/27/00 , Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: >I was reading some wai postings from '98 about MENCAP* and the meaning of >accessibility > >In discussions with MENCAP it became apparent that they are attempting to >address the issue of providing content for not only professionals, carers >and parents, but also their user group.... >Please take a look at http://mencap.org > >wai accessibility is evidently something else, and >it would be very helpful for us all, >if we could move towards a more user centric model. >Charities might benefit as well as individuals. > >*(MENCAP is one of the premiere cognitive difficulty charities in the UK.) >jay@peepo.com > >Jonathan Chetwynd >Special needs teacher / web accessibility consultant -- wendy a chisholm world wide web consortium web accessibility initiative madison, wi usa tel: +1 608 663 6346 /--Received on Tuesday, 29 February 2000 17:03:11 GMT
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