Re: ICT accessibility on the municipal level

Catherine
i'd be happy to put you in touch with two UK local government agencies
(County Council level), that I have worked very closely with over the past
few years - both of whom have very comprehensive policies on accessibility
(public / internal facing web sites, hard and software for the use by staff
members).
Kind regards
Harry



On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Jon Gunderson <jongund@gmail.com> wrote:

> You may want to join the National Association of Government Webmasters
> (NAGW) and ask their listserv:
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> http://www.nagw.org/
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> You may also want to talk to the accessibility people at MSF&W, they have
> done work with state and local governments:
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> http://www.msfw.com/accessibility/
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> Jon
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> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 5:35 PM, catherine <ecrire@catherine-roy.net>wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> I am researching accessibility on a municipal level and I would like to
>> hear about accessibility initiatives regarding cities and municipal or
>> regional government. We hear a lot about accessibility concerning larger
>> scale administrations (federal, state or provincial depending on your zip
>> code) but not a lot about what is happening locally. Aside from the
>> standard accessibility statement, can anyone offer examples of cities that
>> have, for example, included accessibility of ICTS or online information
>> and services in their charters? Or cities that have adopted and enacted
>> policies that benefit people with disabilities in that regard?
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>> Searching the Web, I came across this European initiative that awards
>> cities that have championed accessibility for people with disabilities in
>> the urban environment and one of their criteria was ICTs.
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>> http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=882&langId=en
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>> Thanks in advance,
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>>
>> Catherine
>> --
>> Catherine Roy
>> http://www.catherine-roy.net
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