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		<title>“New technology design agenda” needed for digital inclusion, research recommends</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Digital skills training from local authorities and charities, and a bold new “technology design agenda” are needed to give people with sensory impairments the full benefits of digital services and products, a new study has claimed. Conducted by Swansea University in partnership with RNIB Cymru (the Welsh chapter of the Royal National Institute of Blind [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Impaired users and mobile access prioritised in new web accessibility guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2017 07:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first public draft of an update to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) has been released, with an increased focus on mobile content, users with low vision, and users with cognitive and learning disabilities. The current guidelines – WCAG 2.0 – are seen by many as a benchmark for web accessibility. WCAG 2.0 is [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>One third of councils fail web accessibility testing in UK-wide survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An annual review of council websites across the UK has revealed that one third of local government sites failed first-stage testing to find out how accessible their websites are for users with disabilities. Carried out by Socitm (the Society of IT Management), the Better Connected survey is a nationwide examination to evaluate local authority websites on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Navigating life’s obstacles: Wayfindr Q&amp;A</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tristan Parker]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audio navigation systems can be a useful tool to help blind and visually impaired people become more independent and mobile, particularly when used in an app. The Wayfindr project has just unveiled a valuable contribution to the field by releasing the first ‘open standard’ for audio navigation. The standard features detailed guidelines to help developers, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile accessibility: moving with the times</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2015 12:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Bailey]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of mobile technologies has grown tremendously over the past few years, and many of us now conduct a large proportion of our web browsing on mobile devices. Apps allow you to do pretty much anything from your smartphone these days. For users with disabilities, the great thing is that accessibility is deeply embedded [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Web accessibility: embedding inclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Hassell]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most organizations are either oblivious to, or terrified about, web accessibility. They are probably aware that up to 20% of their customers – people with disabilities – could be clicking away from their websites, or leaving their mobile apps every day without having bought anything or found the information or service they wished to find. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>EU accessibility policy and standards: The slow arm of the law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Jellinek]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years, the disability community in Europe has been pushing the EU to write accessibility into its trade rules for ICT goods and services, not least when it comes to ICT purchased by governments themselves. Similar rules have long been in place in the US, perhaps surprisingly for those who like to caricature America [&#8230;]]]></description>
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