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Industry news

19 September 2008

Making the web more trustworthy

Tim Berners-Lee has helped create the World Wide Web Foundation which among its objectives are to make the web more trustworthy, more accessible to people who can't read and write and also to help more people get online.

Guidance on Accessible forms

Roger Hudson compares the requirements of WCAG 1 and WCAG 2 in creating accessible forms.

The spoken web

IBM in India are testing a voice based web that works over the phone. The service will make information accessible to people who can't read and write or don't have access to the Internet.

Version 7.0 of Window-Eyes now available

The new version of Window-Eyes supports Firefox 3, Internet Explorer 8 and iTunes 8 and has enhanced Braille support.

Understanding Disabilities when Designing a Website

Great overview by Leona Tomlinson of issues people with disabilities face when using the web.

Mobile phones help prevent polio epidemic

A mobile phone application called EpiSurveyor has helped Kenyan heath officials contain a possible polio epidemic.

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