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OFFICE MEMO Web Access Symbol Available! Date:5/14/96
The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) is
pleased to announce that the Web Access Symbol is now
available for use! You can see it at NCAM's Web site:
http://www.wgbh.org/ncam. Created by Stormship Studios of
Boston, Massachusetts, this image may be used by webmasters
to denote that their site is designed to accommodate the
needs of disabled users. The symbol should always be
accompanied by its description (A globe, marked with a grid,
tilts at an angle. A keyhole is cut into its surface.) and
alt-text tag (Web Access Symbol (for people with
disabilities)).
There is no charge to use this symbol-- simply copy it from
NCAM's Web site and paste it onto yours. 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 (http://trace.wisc.edu). 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.
Support for the Web Access Project has been received from the
Telecommunications Funding Partnership for People with
Disabilities. For further information about this project,
contact geoff_freed@wgbh.org. You may also send a note to
this address if you wish to be removed from our mailing list.
Larry Goldberg, Director
CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
125 Western Ave.
Boston, MA 02134
617-492-9258
fax 617-782-2155
e-mail: Larry_Goldberg@WGBH.org
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