Martin, You are certainly not bitter just realistic. Norman. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Dudley" <dudleym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 8:30 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: WEB ACCESSIBILITY > Having recently taken early retirement I couldn't give a monkey, but > having > worked in a regional government office for the past 16 years I have had to > battle with the local web designers to have their web sites made > accessible. I gave up in the end, took as I said early retirement, and > they're probably still doing just what they like to make sites look oh so > nice for the sighted person. > > Am I bitter, oh no, of course not. > > Martin > > Dr Norman Waddington recently said:- > >>Thanks Wendy, >> >>I signed it last week. >> >>Norman. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: "Jaws" <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 11:04 AM >>Subject: [jaws-uk] WEB ACCESSIBILITY >> >> >> >I expect many of you know about this already, but another list has >> >passed >> >on >> > the information that there is a Government website for E petitions, and >> > of >> > particular importance to us is the one about web accessibility. The >> > link >> > is: >> > >> > http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/govaccessibility/ >> > >> > So far there are only 550 signatures, and the deadline for signing is >> > 21 >> > February. I don't know whether the petition goes far enough, but at >> > least >> > we can show our interest by signing. >> > >> > Wendy >> > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > ** and in the Subject line type >> > ** unsubscribe >> > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> > ** immediately-following link:- >> > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> > ** or send a message, to >> > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > >> >> >> >>No virus found in this outgoing message >>Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (3.1.0.10 - 9.059.005). >>http://www.pctools.com/anti-virus/ >>** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>** and in the Subject line type >>** unsubscribe >>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>** immediately-following link:- >>** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>** or send a message, to >>** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> >>__________ NOD32 2017 (20070129) Information __________ >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>http://www.eset.com > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > No virus found in this incoming message > Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (3.1.0.10 - 9.059.005). > http://www.pctools.com/anti-virus/ No virus found in this outgoing message Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (3.1.0.10 - 9.059.005). http://www.pctools.com/anti-virus/ ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq