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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Lar,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Give me a </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ring
an</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>d I can arrange to get some more details to
you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe we could arrange some sort of demonstration
of the use of screen reading software for the IIa? It would be much more
effective than a thousand words!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>take care,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>gerry ellis</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mob (085</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>)
7168665</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=laurence.veale@iqcontent.com
href="mailto:laurence.veale@iqcontent.com">Laurence Veale</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=irl-dean@list.eeng.dcu.ie
href="mailto:irl-dean@list.eeng.dcu.ie">irl-dean@list.eeng.dcu.ie</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 23, 2007 4:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Irl-dean] Ideas for blog
post on IIA?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>HI Gerry,<BR><BR>thanks a million for those
suggestions.<BR><BR>I've a nice case study that I've started for your second
suggestion, taking the homepage of a major Irish institution and redesigning
it with web standards to show the additional benefits of accessibility.
<BR><BR>In terms of your first suggestion, I'd love to get more details from
you. I was going to touch on the legal aspects, briefly covering Irish law,
namely the Disability Act, Equal Status Act and the Employment Equality Act
with some examples. <BR><BR>Lar<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 2/23/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Gerry
Ellis</B> <<A
href="mailto:gerry.ellis@feelthebenefit.com">gerry.ellis@feelthebenefit.com</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Hi,
Lar,<BR><BR>It's almost 3 AM, so I'll limit myself to two
suggestions:<BR><BR>1. Include in your review of legislation the 2 European
directives on Public<BR>Procurement that came into force last year. More
details available on <BR>request.<BR><BR>2. Debunk the myth that web sites
that are accessible must be text-only,<BR>dreary and lacking in
functionality. I suggest looking at the VICS web site<BR><A
href="http://www.vicsireland.org">http://www.vicsireland.org
</A><BR><BR><BR>take care,<BR><BR>gerry ellis<BR>t/a Feel The
BenefIT<BR><BR>tel (+353-1) 282-7791<BR>Mob
(+353-85) 716-8665<BR>email <A
href="mailto:gerry.ellis@feelthebenefit.com">gerry.ellis@feelthebenefit.com</A><BR><BR>-----
Original Message -----<BR>From: "Laurence Veale" <<A
href="mailto:laurence.veale@iqcontent.com">laurence.veale@iqcontent.com</A>><BR>To:
<<A href="mailto:irl-dean@list.eeng.dcu.ie">irl-dean@list.eeng.dcu.ie
</A>><BR>Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:18 AM<BR>Subject:
[Irl-dean] Ideas for blog post on IIA?<BR><BR><BR>> We're going to be
guest bloggers on the IIA (Irish Internet
Association)<BR>blog.<BR>><BR>> Is there any topic that you would like
to see covered? In addition, if <BR>> there are any resources you'd like
me to link to, feel free to share<BR>> them with me.<BR>><BR>> The
audience may never have heard of accessibility, or if they have<BR>> may
not know too much about it. <BR>><BR>> Here are some headings that
I've come up with so far:<BR>><BR>> * Introduction to accessibility:
what it is & why it's important<BR>> * Rapid-fire accessibility
checking: what you can do right now to <BR>> check your website<BR>> *
Business Benefits of accessibility & web standards<BR>> *
Accessibility & the Law: Public versus Private sector.<BR>> * Three
simple tips to improve accessibility: headings, links and ALT
<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>><BR>> Lar<BR>><BR>> --<BR>>
Laurence Veale<BR>> Senior Analyst<BR>> iQ Content Ltd<BR>><BR>>
Usability | Accessibility | Training | Search<BR>><BR>> iQ Content is
a Google Enterprise Partner <BR>><BR>> Blog: <A
href="http://www.iqcontent.com/blog">www.iqcontent.com/blog</A><BR>> Tel:
(office) +353 1 817 0768<BR>> Tel: (mobile) +353 87 900 2999<BR>>
Skype: laurenceveale<BR>> Fax: +353 1 817 0769 <BR>> Email: <A
href="mailto:laurence.veale@iqcontent.com">laurence.veale@iqcontent.com</A><BR>><BR>>
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