[Irl-dean] EIQA's Global Website Certification - the W-Mark?

[Mark Magennis]

Also, the EIQA URL you referenced is not valid HTML either.
Hmmmm.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: irl-dean-admin at list.eeng.dcu.ie 
> [mailto:irl-dean-admin at list.eeng.dcu.ie] On Behalf Of Mark Magennis
> Sent: 01 July 2005 09:47
> To: irl-dean at list.eeng.dcu.ie
> Subject: RE: [Irl-dean] EIQA's Global Website Certification - 
> the W-Mark?
> 
> 
> Just out of interest, I looked at the Food Safety Authority's 
> website to
> see how accessible it is. A quick glance reveals that there has
> obviously been effort put into accessibility but there are at 
> least some
> slip-ups: The HTML is not valid, the top navigation links are 
> very small
> and don't resize, the Search field is likely to cause problems if
> JavaScript isn't active. I wonder what their accessibility 
> criteria are
> and how they police compliance after the date of the award.
> 
> Mark
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: irl-dean-admin at list.eeng.dcu.ie 
> > [mailto:irl-dean-admin at list.eeng.dcu.ie] On Behalf Of Mark Magennis
> > Sent: 01 July 2005 09:34
> > To: irl-dean at list.eeng.dcu.ie
> > Subject: RE: [Irl-dean] EIQA's Global Website Certification - 
> > the W-Mark?
> > 
> > 
> > The EIQA website has the following press release from November 2004:
> > http://www.eiqa.com/news/index_det.asp?id=6
> > Eagle Star, Friends First, Food Safety Authority, HP, 
> IrishJobs, Rehab
> > all completed the pilot programme.
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: irl-dean-admin at list.eeng.dcu.ie 
> > > [mailto:irl-dean-admin at list.eeng.dcu.ie] On Behalf Of 
> Barry McMullin
> > > Sent: 01 July 2005 09:04
> > > To: Irl-dean (E-mail)
> > > Subject: [Irl-dean] EIQA's Global Website Certification - 
> > the W-Mark?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi Folks -
> > > 
> > > I was just pointed at this URL:
> > > 
> > http://www.eiqa.com/products/wmark/index.asp
> > 
> > which is promoting the following:
> > 
> >   EIQA's Global Website Certification the W-Mark offers you the
> >   ability to have your company website(s) independently evaluated
> >   and audited to globally recognised standards. [...] The W-Mark
> >   has been launched successfully in Ireland, UK, USA, and
> >   Australia to date and will continue to be rolled out across all
> >   English speaking countries throughout the year.
> > 
> > Accessibility is apparently one (of six) "key criteria" which are
> > evaluated for this certification.
> > 
> > Have any of you come across this or know any more background - or
> > even any organisations in Ireland that may have adopted it?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > - Barry.
> > 
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