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From: Pollard, Larry W. (DRS)
Date: Dec 8, 2010 6:00AM

Good Morning Catherine
I feel that the most important thing to remember that if you are
involved in any type of government in the United States Federal
regulations, require that any material that is presented by electronic
form must meet accessibility standards. We here in the State of Virginia
have several programs that regularly present awards to different
agency's that meet accessibility standards. I am currently involved in
revamping all of our e-learning courses to meet accessibility standards.

Larry. Pollard
Accessibility Webmaster
Department of Rehabilitative Services
(804)662-9998
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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Kristen Sabol
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:46 PM
To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] ICT accessibility on the municipal level

Pittsburgh has a committee that may be of interest; communication
methods
are cited as a task:
http://www.alleghenycounty.us/news/2010/20101020c.aspx


-----Original Message-----
From: catherine [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:31 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: [WebAIM] ICT accessibility on the municipal level

Hi,

I am researching accessibility on a municipal level and I would like to
hear about accessibility initiatives regarding cities and municipal or
regional government. We hear a lot about accessibility concerning larger
scale administrations (federal, state or provincial depending on your
zip
code) but not a lot about what is happening locally. Aside from the
standard accessibility statement, can anyone offer examples of cities
that
have, for example, included accessibility of ICTS or online information
and services in their charters? Or cities that have adopted and enacted
policies that benefit people with disabilities in that regard?

Searching the Web, I came across this European initiative that awards
cities that have championed accessibility for people with disabilities
in
the urban environment and one of their criteria was ICTs.

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=882&;langId=en


Thanks in advance,


Catherine

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Catherine Roy
http://www.catherine-roy.net