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Re: Advice re section 208 and SENDA

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From: Cheryl D Wise
Date: Mar 2, 2005 3:09PM

For educational institutions you might want to look at Section 504 and IDEA
(http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html?src=mr) not just
508.

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

Cheryl D. Wise
Certified Professional Web Developer
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://wiserways.com
Office: 713-353-0139

-----Original Message-----
From: a.d.wade

Hello
We at my university are in the early stages of developing our own student
portal and we are naturally keen to provide maximum accessibility.

I wondered if any of you knew of any comparative data between, or reports
on, Section 508 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
(revised) US and our UK own SENDA (Special Educational Needs and Disability
Act 2001 2001 Chapter 10. C Crown Copyright 2001. Acts of Parliament )
located at http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2001/20010010.htm


Or to whom I might address such an enquiry. I have emailed EASI (Norm Coombs
and Dick Banks), Doug Wakefield (Access Board) and the W3C World Wide Web
Consortium as well as other interested parties here and over there, and
search research databases. You may have some names to suggest.

In anticipation of your help.
Best regards
Aileen


Aileen Wade

Information Specialist (Research & Evaluation Centre)
+ Sheffield Hallam University Adsetts Centre, City Campus, Sheffield S1 1WB
South Yorkshire, England.
( Phone: 0114 2304987 International: +44 114 2304987
: E-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>
: Website: http://www.shu.ac.uk/




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