Sunil, Thanks, at least I can read it now. Smile. I've looked at the code and can't find a single good reason why I should be experiencing this problem. Most peculiar. Cheers, Tink. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunil Peck" <sunil.peck@xxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 2:18 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Problem web site? > It worked fine for me, here's the press release in case you couldn't read= > it: > > Thursday 2nd September > > Huntswood to launch wide-ranging marketing compliance service > > Two million people in the UK have a sight problem, but Huntswood Outsourc= > ing, a leading regulatory and compliance specialist, has become the first= > financial > services company to be awarded the RNIB's 'See It Right' accreditation an= > d logo for its website accessibility. By law, all UK company websites mu= > st conform > to the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), covering this and other acce= > ssibility issues, but a recent report* found that two thirds of FTSE 100 = > firms > fail to do so. > > In addition, an investigation in April by the Disability Rights Commissio= > n into web access found that four out of five websites are virtually impo= > ssible > for disabled people to use, and that visually impaired people struggled t= > he most in performing simple online tasks, due to inaccessible websites. = > The > See It Right campaign, sponsored by Standard Life, is part of an ongoing = > initiative that the RNIB is running to ensure web users can access sites = > regardless > of their abilities. Huntswood's web site has been made accessible with t= > he aid of web development agency, Fortune Cookie. > > Dan Yates, Corporate Strategy Manager at Huntswood, commented, "Attention= > is focused on the new requirements for premises to be accessible which c= > ome into > force in October. However, many fail to realise that the law covering ma= > rketing materials is already in force - and anyone affected can sue for d= > iscrimination > under the Act. > > "Being the first financial services firm to gain this accreditation demon= > strates that we lead the way in complying with the full spectrum of regul= > ation, > whether specific to financial services firms or more generally. We shall= > be launching a comprehensive service to audit companies' marketing infor= > mation, > everything from websites to direct mail promotions, and to help them ensu= > re they avoid the risk of penalties for non-compliance." > > The FSA continues to increase its monitoring of "financial promotions", = > establishing a hotline in July 2004 for members of the public to report m= > isleading > marketing materials. > > Companies interested in receiving further details on Huntswood's full ran= > ge of consultancy and outsourcing services should visit > http://www.huntswood.com > > - > ENDS - > > *Survey published by Nomensa on 1st June 2004. > > For more information about the See It Right campaign, visit the 'Good Des= > ign' section of > www.rnib.org.uk > > For further information contact: > > Dan Yates > Corporate Strategy Manager > Huntswood Outsourcing > 0118 971 8108 > > Katie Hayward/ Richard Winder > Lansons Communications > 020 7294 3631 / 3641 > > Notes to Editors > > Huntswood Outsourcing is a leading outsourcing provider to the retail fin= > ancial services industry, specialising in > compliance, > business training and development, > customer services, > business review > and > consulting. > Clients include 8 of the 10 largest life and pensions providers, 5 of the= > 6 major clearing banks, 6 of the 10 largest mortgage lenders, and 5 out = > of the > top 10 general insurance providers. > > For more information: > http://www.huntswood.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf = > Of L=E9onie Watson > Sent: 07 September 2004 14:14 > To: Access UK > Subject: [access-uk] Problem web site? > > > All, > > I've been trying to read a press release on the page given below, but= > eac time the page loads I can only use the arrow key to move a few lines= > down the page before Jaws goes silent and refuses to read either the pag= > e or anything else open on the desktop. > > I would very much appreciate any feedback from other screen readers o= > n their experiences on this page: http://www.huntswood.com/about-us/news-= > detail/dsid_457 > > If you could let me know which screen reader you are using, I can rep= > ort back to the person who mailed me the link and help them unravel the p= > roblem. > > Thanks, > Tink. > > -- > Nomensa - Humanising technology for effective e-business > > L=E9onie Watson | Head of Accessibility > t. +44 (0)117 929 7333 | m. +44 (0)7870 602 811 > > Visit our web site today: > http://www.nomensa.com/ > > Nomensa Email Disclaimer: http://www.nomensa.com/email/disclaimer.html > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to=20 > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/ - World Wide Wonderland > > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain > personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically > stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system.=20 > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in > reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. 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