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From: Dr Jonathan Hassell
Date: Jan 15, 2013 5:27AM

From WCAG 2.0 AA and Section 508 VPATs to RNIB/AbilityNet Surf Right, DAC and Shaw Trust accreditation, there are a lot of accessibility conformance badges out there.

And a free scheme to accelerate accessibility of websites has just been introduced by the Hong Kong government, using yet another new set of metrics.

So I thought it was about time to have a better think about what the true value of accessibility badges is, both to the organisations that buy them, and to the disabled people who use their sites.

I've written a blog about it: 5 things you should know before buying accessibility audit and accreditation services.

I'd love for you guys to read it, and let me know what you think.

Best regards

Jonathan

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Prof Jonathan Hassell
Director, Hassell Inclusion

Blog: http://hassellinclusion.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/jonhassell