Press Releases (12)

"The creators of ATutor, the accessible adaptive learning content management system, are pleased to announce the inaugural release of ACollab. ACollab is an access standards compliant, Open Source, multi-group Web-based collaborative work environment, available free for most uses. ACollab is ideal for groups working at a distance developing documentation, collaborating on research, or writing joint papers. ACollab is available as a standalone application, and will be available as an addon for ATutor in an upcoming release..."

"UK web developer Brothercake is pleased to announce the Version 4 release of Ultimate Drop Down Menu (UDM). UDM is the only commercial DHTML menu which is also fully accessible – to screenreaders and other access technologies, to people who don’t or can’t use a mouse, and to text-only browsers such as search-engine robots. UDM is the first, and so far the only commercial menu system to be WAI “AAA” and Section 508 compliant...

"The National Autistic Society has launched a new-look website with improved accessibility for disabled users, on the same day that it was revealed that the vast majority of websites do not meet basic standards for disabled web access..."

"Maclay Murray & Spens has become one of the first UK law firms to have its website accredited by Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB), after meeting rigorous criteria for accessibility...."

"The Accessible Web Publishing Wizard Version 1.0 is available for Microsoft Power Point. It allows instructors to create highly accessible HTML versions of Power Point Presentations with little or no knowledge of accessibility or HTML coding techniques. The tool makes it easy to not only conform to Section 508 requirements, but also to conform at the Double-AA level to the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines..."

"UsableNet announces the availability of a new product called LIFT Text Transcoder. It instantly increases web accessibility and generates an updated, comprehensive text-only version of your web site with no coding or maintenance..."

"Deque Systems Inc. today announced the release of Deque Ramp Grade®, an updated software solution to validate web site accessibility. The software enables systems analysts to interactively validate web sites for compliance with the Rehabilitation Act (US), Section 508 as well as the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (W3C WAI WCAG)...."

"With the addition of 22 manufacturers of Assistive Technology products the publishers of Assistive Technologies: Expanding A Universe of Opportunities for People with Disabilities have expanded the most comprehensive list of assistive technology manufacturers worldwide ever published..."

"On March 24, 2004, Microsoft took another step forward in its strategy to make the business value of speech technology more broadly available to mainstream enterprise companies with the launch of Microsoft Speech Server 2004. A key value of Speech Server is to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of developing and deploying speech applications, making the technology more accessible to a broader range of enterprise customers..."

"Deque Systems Inc. today announced the public beta of Deque Ramp Personal Edition(R), a new software solution to manage web accessibility. The software enables individual web site creators to interactively test web pages under development for compliance with the US Rehabilitation Act Section 508 as well as the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (W3C WAI WCAG)..."

"We invite submissions for W4A 2004 addressing our current theme of ‘Accessible Layout - The Tension Between Accessibility and Visual Design’. This workshop aims to address layout, structure, and presentation from the viewpoint of accessibility and good visual design; where these are in opposition, the workshop aims to facilitate discussion between interested parties so that a solution (or at least the beginners of a solution) can be formulated..."

"The WATS.ca Team and HiSoftware, Inc. today announced the launch of a new service, CLiFf Says, that will provide testing of Web sites for compliance with Government of Canada (GoC) Common Look and Feel (CLF) Standards, including accessibility requirements as designated in the W3C web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG Priority 1 & 2)..."