Via Pinsent Masons handy "OUT-LAW" legal developments news feed:
Ninety-seven percent of websites fail to achieve a minimum level of accessibility according to the first ever global web accessibility survey. A new UN convention aims to change that.
UK-based web accessibility agency Nomensa released its report today based on research commissioned by the United Nations.
Using a combination of manual and automated testing against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Nomensa examined the leading website in five different sectors in 20 countries, including its Head of State and leading airline, bank, newspaper and retailer. In all, the survey tested 100 websites.
Only the websites of the German Chancellor, the Spanish Government and the British Prime Minister met WCAG Level A, the minimum recognised level. No site met Level AA or higher.
This was also featured in yesterday's BBC News online at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6210068.stm
The BBC is collecting feedback on this site, hence I thought it might be worth mentioning.
Posted by: Irmgard | 06/12/2006 at 11:59