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From: Owens, Parker
Date: Jun 11, 2008 12:40PM

It would really help if you could talk to someone in each department to find out what the concerns are BEFORE you make the presentation.

Sometimes their concerns happen to be things you never thought of, or things that are only relevant to your company. For instance, if your company needed some good PR, you could package your presentation to include your hope to market news stories on your challenge with accessibility.

If you have individuals with disabilities in your workforce (surely you do!), you could get a testimonial from them, or recommendations from them.

A colleague of mine talked to their HR department, and learned that they perceived accessibility messages as harsh judgments. They were very sensitive to criticism.

The legal dept, on the other hand, wanted to have as many meetings as possible, so they can prove good intention in the case of litigation.

Let us know how it goes...

Parker Owens
Web Accessibility Office
Eastern Kentucky University
254 Case Annex
Richmond, KY 40475

Phone: (859) 622-2743
http://www.accessibility.eku.edu