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The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) is pleased to announce that the Web Access Symbol is now available for use! Chosen from among 17 symbols, this image may be used by webmasters to denote that their site contains accessibility features to accommodate the needs of disabled users. The symbol should always be accompanied by its description and alt-text tag, Web Access Symbol (for people with disabilities). This image was created by Stormship Studios of Boston, Massachusetts.
There is no charge to use this symbol, and it may be used in electronic or printed form. To assist you in accessible Web site design, professionals in the area of assistive and accessible technology have compiled a list of hints and suggestions which may be found at the Trace Research & Development Center. As the Web evolves, these guidelines will change to reflect new accessibility issues. Several Web sites have already been designed following these guidelines. If you are responsible for Web page design, we hope that you will read and use the guidelines when designing your site, and use the Web Access Symbol and its accompanying text tag and description to indicate that you have made efforts to accommodate disabled Web surfers.
There isn't any way to guarantee that a site which uses the symbol will be 100% accessible, or was even designed following the guidelines. However, in the spirit of the Internet, we're leaving it up to Web surfers to let the webmasters know when a site is or is not accessible, and to offer suggestions for greater accessibility. Those who use the symbol should do so at their own discretion, understanding the goals of the growing group of people dedicated to making the Web useful for ALL.
Description of Web Access Symbol:
A globe, marked with a grid, tilts at an angle. A keyhole is cut into its surface.
The symbol should always be used with the following alt-text tag:
"Web Access Symbol (for people with disabilities)"
General Information on Web Accessibility
At the "CSUN Technology and Persons with Disabilities" conference held in Los Angeles from March 19 - 22, 1996, dozens of sessions focused on web access issues. During the conference, a group of interested people got together to discuss the World Wide Web and HTML accessibility guidelines. Representatives from the following organizations were present, many of whom have been dedicated to achieving access to the Web since the early days of the Web's phenomenal growth.
1. CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (http://www.wgbh.org/ncam)
2. General Services Administration-Center for Information Technology
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3. Library of Congress - The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
4. Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com)
5. The Productivity Works (http://www.prodworks.com)
6. Trace Research & Development Center (http://www.trace.wisc.edu/)
7. University of Toronto (http://www.utirc.utoronto.ca/AdTech/ATRCmain.html)
8. WebABLE! (http://www.webable.com)
Other sites to visit for information on web access include:
1. Adaptive Computer Technology Centre (ACT)
2. Project EASI
3. University of Toronto
4. WebABLE! (http://www.webable.com)
This project is made possible by generous funding from the Telecommunications Funding Partnership for People with Disabilities.
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Contact NCAM
NCAM at GBH
One Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135