- From: Tom James <TJames@salisbury.gov.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:19:30 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Tom Croucher wrote ... > law in the UK. However government guidlines for web sites already > stipulate that public web sites should be accessible, and this is > specifically listed at WCAG 1.0 A, in the "Framework for > Senior Managers" Having said that, the latest "Implementing Electronic Government" audit returns we have to fill in explicitly ask for our progress towards "Conformance with level AA of W3C Web Accessibility Initiative standards". The Guidelines for Local Authority websites state "UK Government policy is that conformance [...] is to level A. This is likely to be raised by European legislation to level AA." So my assumption as we plan to redevelop our site is that it makes sense to aim for WCAG AA. This is said from a Local Authority point of view; I'm not sure if the Central Government guidelines say the same thing or something different. The relevant documents can be accessed from http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/Resources/WebGuidelines/fs/en . Tom "Internet Communications are not necessarily secure, and therefore Salisbury District Council does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Salisbury District Council. Anyone replying by email to the author of this message (or emailing anyone else, using the "@salisbury.gov.uk" address), is advised that such emails may be read by persons other than the intended recipient" ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________
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