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96% of Estonian Government websites inaccessible

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An article on the Estonian Public Broadcasting news website has reported that only 4% of Estonian government webpages are accessible to people with disabilities.

According to Estonian Television, the inaccessibility of most governmental websites is caused by inaccurate coding practice. Although the minister has advised that all webpages be made accessible, there are no legal regulations enforcing this.

Website owners are claiming their webpages have been developed in accordance with web accessibility standards, however most of the content is inaccessible to people who are blind or vision impaired.


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Victorian Government releases access guidelines for colour blindness

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The Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development has developed guidelines to improve access to visual materials for people with colour blindness.

‘Communicating data with Colour’ is an aid for graphic designers, cartographers and others who are required to use colour to convey visual information in an accessible way.

Colour blindness affects 8% of men (1 in 12) and up to 1% of women. Colour accessibility ensures that visual information is legible for people with colour blindness.


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Captioned online videos promote assistive technology for learning

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A Canadian education group has provided eight online captioned videos promoting the use of assistive technology for students for reading, writing and other school work.

The Assistive Technology Support Initiative by the Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) works with the province of Ontario’s formal education system to enhance the academic success of students through the use of computer-based assistive technology for school work.  

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Disney offers audio description technology for outdoor attractions

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Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort theme park patrons will now be able to receive audio description when outdoors at the attraction parks.

Through a small handheld device, people who are blind or vision impaired can receive description of outdoor locations and choose the type of information they would like to receive. This includes information about attractions, restaurants and entertainment.

The devices, provided at no cost to guests, have been available in over 30 indoor attractions and rides since 2009. They include audio description for the blind and vision impaired, and amplified sound and closed captioning for the Deaf and hearing impaired.


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