<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>See also:</div><div><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Times; "><div style="margin: 0px; "><b>Council Resolution on 6 February 2003 "eAccessibility" — improving the access of people with disabilities to the knowledge based society</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; "><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003G0218%2803%29:EN:HTML">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003G0218%2803%29:EN:HTML</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><b>Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation {SEC(2008) 2180} {SEC(2008) 2181}</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; "><b><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0426:FIN:EN:HTML">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2008:0426:FIN:EN:HTML</a></b></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">CW</div></div><div><br></div><div>On 03 Feb 2014, at 02:19, Gunela Astbrink <<a href="mailto:g.astbrink@gsa.com.au">g.astbrink@gsa.com.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">And while they're at it, the UK Government might consider strengthening its accessibility criteria in public procurement in line with Section 508 in USA. This is to assist people with disability use IT equipment in the workplace and to raise the level of accessible products overall.<br><br>Changes are happening, some of which are outlined at:<br><a href="http://telsoc.org/journal/2013-05/role_public_procurement_improving_accessibility_ict">http://telsoc.org/journal/2013-05/role_public_procurement_improving_accessibility_ict</a><br><br>Gunela Astbrink<br><br><br>Evan Leibovitch said the following on 3/02/14 03:00 :<br><blockquote type="cite">On 2 February 2014 09:26, CW Mail <mail@christopherwilkinson.eu<br><mailto:mail@christopherwilkinson.eu>> wrote:<br><br> Hasn't that option been available for a decade or more?<br><br><br><br>You got that right.<br><br>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/16/munich_signs_off_on_open_source_project/<br><br>- Evan<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society<br>Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org<br><br></blockquote><br>-- <br>Gunela Astbrink<br>GSA InfoComm<br>PO Box 600<br>Ballina NSW 2478<br>Australia<br>Mobile: +61 417 715738<br>Email: g.astbrink@gsa.com.au<br>www.gsa.com.au<br>_______________________________________________<br>As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed<br>to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society<br>Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org<br><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>