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The e-Accessibility Forum
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. "The e-Accessibility Forum is a key BIS lead initiative within the Digital Economy programme. It brings together Government, industry and the voluntary sector to explore and understand issues surrounding e-accessibility so better and more inclusive services can be developed enabling users and industry to benefit from sharing best practice across all sectors. The Forum aims to help address the criticism that the UK business community has, so far, failed to grasp and incorporate the business opportunities that increased access for disabled people to online goods and services represent. The membership is open to bodies who are willing to provide support financially or in kind to help move this agenda forward. Invitations to attend the launch on 12 October have been sent to over 140 individuals and organisations representing both industry and representatives of disability rights groups and other interested parties..."
Further information on The e-Accessibility Forum
Last updated: 14 October 2010Related Links
- Government launches eAccessibility plan to promote inclusiveness
- Posted by Jon Wilcox. Public Technology, 13 October 2010. "The government has launched the eAccessibility plan, which it hopes will contribute to a 'more inclusive digital economy' for people with specific needs. Communications minister Ed Vaizey, announced the package of measures in a bid to 'reach a step-change in eAccessibility by the time of the Olympics and Paralympics in summer 2012'...."
- The eAccessibility Action Plan - in pdf format (140kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Making digital content accessible by everyone, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 12 October 2010. "... The success of the digital economy depends on making sure that everyone can contribute to it and everyone can benefit from it. Too many people are currently excluded, whether through barriers that exist in the workplace or getting to the workplace, or through difficulties with using the technology that the majority of people now take for granted for entertainment and communication. Sustained effort goes into addressing physical accessibility for disabled people, underpinned by the Disability Discrimination Act and other legislation. In the world of digital communications – such as internet access, mobile telecommunications, television, and radio – there are a plethora of eAccessibility challenges. Addressing those collaboratively between business, the voluntary sector, and government is the purpose of this Action Plan..."
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