- From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 23:05:15 -0500
- To: wai-eo-editors@w3.org
>Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 13:10:45 -0500 (EST) >X-Envelope-From: wai-eo-editors-request@tux.w3.org Thu Apr 4 13:10:11 2002 >Old-Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:09:59 -0800 (PST) >From: Thomas Jedenfelt <mythj@yahoo.com> >To: wai-eo-editors@w3.org >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list >Subject: [Moderator Action] WAI and United Nations (UN) >X-Diagnostic: Mail coming from a daemon, ignored >X-Envelope-To: wai-eo-editors > >Tyresö, 2002-apr-04 > >Hello, > >I suggest that the Web page 'Auxiliary Benefits of Accessible >Web Design' (http://www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/benefits.html) >should include a reference to United Nations' (UN)... > > -Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities > for Persons with Disabilities > -Target Areas for Equal Participation > -Rule 5. Accessibility >http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/dissre04.htm > >(This rule has been 'adopted by the United Nations General >Assembly' in December 1993.) > >The purpose for including a reference to UN is to show >persons and organizations, as an argument, that there is >a global consensus agreeing on actions should be taken >towards a more equal world. > >Referring to UN would also add weight to the importance of >W3C/WAI activities, such as WCAG (Web Content Accessibility >Guidelines). > >Regards >Thomas Jedenfelt >Tyresö (Stockholm, Sweden) >http://go.to/thj/ > > >PS >The Web page 'Auxiliary Benefits of Accessible Web Design' is >not a valid Web document according to the de facto standards >of Web technologies, developed by the World Wide Consortium. > >Correct usage of Web technologies (e.g. XHTML) is one corner >stone on which a healthy Web is founded. > >'dreams don't weave a nice web' > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- Judy Brewer +1.617.258.9741 http://www.w3.org/WAI Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) MIT/LCS Room NE43-355, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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