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10 April 2008
Blind man angered by bank charges
A blind solicitor from Perth is threatening to take American Express to court because he can no longer read his credit card statements online after the format was changed from HTML to PDF.
Web Accessibility Toolbar now available in simple Chinese
The Web Accessibility Tools Consortium (WAT-C) have just released a simplified Chinese version of the Web Accessibility Toolbar. It can be downloaded from The Paciello Group blog where you’ll also find links to resources in Chinese.
New Practical Accessibility Tips website
Mike Davies has recently published a new site which offers practical tips on how to overcome accessibility issues when building a website.
Final Countdown to Accessibility 2.0 - Listen to the pre-show podcast
AbilityNet's Kath Moonan and Robin Christopherson discuss this red hot area and look forward to you joining them at the event which takes place at City University on 25th April 2008 (MP3-15m and transcript available).
Finally, some sad news:
Mourning the passing of Dr John Slatin
Dr John Slatin who was Co-Chair of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group in 2005 and 2006 has sadly passed away. Through his persistence, patience, and keen insight, John contributed greatly to the field of accessibility, especially to the development of WCAG 2.0. He will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his colleagues at W3C/WAI and in the broader accessibility community.
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