Re: Company Accessibility Policies

Kathleen

Isn't it wonderful to be separated by a common language.

Peak bodies in Australia are associations of industries or groups, generally
established for the purposes of developing common standards, or processes or
taking action which is common to all members or lobbying government or promoting
the interests of the members.

So they include groups like the one's Andrew has sent you, but there are
hundreds across Australia, wherever people have a common interest. They include
peak bodies of people with disabilities, trade unions, employers, legal centres,
doctors, accountants and so on.

Within the commercial sector they play an important role in allowing competing
companies (like banks) to meet to discuss common issues without the risk
breeching the Trade Practices legislation the outlaws collusion between
competitors which would affect the operation of a free market.

I hope that helps

Regartds
Brian Hardy
Vision Australia Foundation



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Andrew:
I'll take a look at the sites, but, at the risk of being "hemispheric", what
is a Peak body?  :-)

~ Kathleen Anderson
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com
email: kathleen@spiderwebwoman.com


----- Original Message -----
From: <Andrew_Arch@visionaustralia.org.au>
To: <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
Sent: April 10, 2001 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: Company Accessibility Policies


>
>
> Kathleen/Harvey,
>
> Should we should consider promoting lead organisations (or Peak bodies)
with
> policies too? We have a number in Australia with accessibility policies
(incl
> the web), eg:
>
> Law Foundation -
http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/olap/access/web_access.html
> EdNA -
>
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/publish/system/edures/access_guidelines/access_g
uidelines.html
> Bankers Assoc - http://www.bankers.asn.au/ &
> http://www.bankers.asn.au/2603016.htm
>
> Cheers, Andrew
> _________________________________
> Andrew Arch
> Vision Australia Foundation
> http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/
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> Harvey:
> Sounds good. If people want to send me the company names, and links, if
you
> have them, I can start keeping a list.
> Two links, actually - one to the company, and one to their policy, if it
is
> available on the web.
> Thanks,
> Kathleen Anderson, Webmaster
> Office of the State Comptroller
> 55 Elm Street
> Hartford, Connecticut   06106
> voice: 860.702.3355 fax: 860.702.3634
> e-mail: kathleen.anderson@po.state.ct.us
> URL: http://www.osc.state.ct.us/
> URL ACCESS: http://www.cmac.state.ct.us/access/
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Harvey Bingham <hbingham@acm.org>
> To: EOWG <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 10:34 AM
> Subject: Company Accessibility Policies
>
>
> > We should put together an original list of companies with such policies,
> > and then send to the W3C member organizations, to invite all to add
> > their own.
> >
> > Regards/Harvey Bingham
> >
> >
> >
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