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The Web Standards Project is a grassroots coalition fighting for standards which ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all

"...To export data, head to your Activity page and click Create a new report. You'll see a download link in the right sidebar, and you'll receive an email to download as well. The you'll get a raw dump of data in CVS file that includes the following fields: Date Created (Eastern Standard Time) URL Help Desk ID Customer Name Customer Email Customer External ID Subject Number of Answers Customer Rating First Response Time (Eastern Standard Time) Open to Experts Escalated Escalation Type Question Category Languages" Not quite an accessibility issue. But Coursera decided to use Directly for crowdsourcing answers to questions pertaining to the Global Translator Community sent to translate@coursera.org . So this is relevant to anyone who sends such a query.

Amazon's new world-beating gadget isn't the savior of the e-book, genre. It's a proprietary, market-protecting anomaly in a world of increasingly open standards and accessible media. Shame on you, Amazon. (...) The thing that e-books need, I'm convinced, is PDF. Secure, reflowable, customizable PDF. The reader devices need to be easy on the eyes, lightweight, and allow users to shunt any PDF to it, whether it's a specially formatted e-book or not. If I am paying $300+ for essentially a document storage device on steroids, I need to be able to put my own junk on it, too. (...)You might be lining your own pockets and making a few sales, Mr. Bezos, but you're also promoting confusion in the marketplace and causing division in the e-book space at a time when everyone else is pushing for convergence and open standards. Thanks for nothing.

Admin : Enore Savoia's Freelance about Internet and Web Technologies. My interests : Standards, Semantics, Usability and Accessibility.

This article will try to make two points: 1. accessibility statements are often pointless and 2. you are better off with a "site help" if you think your target audience need it.

Accessibility Study of Museum Websites in Italy and in Switzerland Wide analytical survey on a significant numbeer of museum websites in Italy and in Switzerland to verify their current level of accessibility (especially for visually-impaired users). The accessibility validation will be based on the W3C international standards of accessibility and on other advanced guidelines.

Items Implemented\n * All links are keyboard accessible.\n * Simple, consistent layout and navigation.\n * Works with or without JavaScript.\n * Large default text size and high color contrast.\n * Looks great in high or low resolution.\n * Forms are marked up for optimal accessibility.\n * Code is semantic, light, and adheres to best practices in Web Standards.

(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content).\n\n(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. ...