- From: Sophie Latulippe <lsophie@total.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:38:31 +0000
- To: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
For the Canada legisletion, if I understand correctly, it is said that thw links to the Canadian Human Roghts Commission... I have tried them and they seem fine to me... Maybe I missed something... Sincerely _________________________ Sophie Latulippe Tél/Phone :(514) 989-8117 Télec/Fax: (514) 989-8810 courriel/email: lsophie@total.net Web: http://www.total.net/~lsophie ---------- >From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org> >To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org >Subject: Call for Information: Policies--International >Date: Fri, Jan 22, 1999, 5:24 AM > >WAI Interest Group: > >This is a call for information on two policy-related questions, to assist >the WAI Education & Outreach Working Group in compiling resources: > >1) Laws, regulations, and practices directly or indirectly related to Web >accessibility: > Please take a look at the working draft policy reference site at ><http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/Policy.html> and let us know about any >additional countries where there is legislation that has bearing on Web >accessibility. Send information to <wai@w3.org>. > The relevant legislation may be disability discrimination, but it could >also be information society policy, or telecommunications reform, or >government procurement regulations, etc. > Please note that the page is an incomplete draft, for instance many URL's >are not yet linked, but should be shortly and will be available as a WAI >Resource at that time. > >2) Science and Technology Policies that may relate to disability: > We are also interested in Science and Technology Policies that may relate >to disability. For example, in 1976 the U.S. passed Public Law 94-282, the >National Science and Technology Policy, Organization and Priorities Act, >but disability needs were not incorporated at that time. Do you know of >countries with similar policies? Do the policies incorporate disability >within their mission? If there is not such a policy, is there a research or >priority-setting mechanism for development of science and technology? >Again, please e-mail any information to <wai@w3.org>, rather than replying >to the mailing list. > >Thank you, > >Judy >_________________________________________________________________________ >Judy Brewer jbrewer@w3.org +1.617.258.9741 http://www.w3.org/WAI >Director,Web Accessibility Initiative(WAI), World Wide Web Consortium(W3C) > >WAI Interest Group home page: http://www.w3.org/WAI/IG >Previous WAI IG Updates: http://www.w3.org/WAI/IG/Overview.html#Updates >Unsubscribe? Send "unsubscribe" subject line: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org >Questions? http://www.w3.org/WAI/IG/Overview.html#Uselist or wai@w3.org > >
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