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RE: UK BSI PAS 78 guide

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From: Patrick Lauke
Date: Mar 16, 2006 3:10AM

> Tim Beadle

> Have any of the UK-based list members had a chance to review the new
> BSI guidelines for developing accessible websites (PAS 78)?

I attended the launch event and got a copy of it as part of the delegate
pack. Haven't studied all the details, but had the good fortune of
sitting next to Bruce Lawson, who was involved in the review process
and gave me a "guided tour" of some of the highlights.

He's written up a good little overview
<http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/index.php/2006/pas-78-guide-to-good-practice-in-commissioning-accessible-websites/>;

Other interesting pieces of the PAS:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4783686.stm>;
<http://www.out-law.com/page-6713>;
<http://www.gawds.org/show.php?contentid=159>;


> Just wondering whether it will be a waste of