[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society unveils new website design

[Cynthia Waddell]

Hello Frank,
I was only saying that the templates should be accessible.  I now understand
that Michael Burks of my organization is working with Anne Lord to test the
templates and we appreciate being part of the effort.

Michael had not communicated with me that we had moved forward to assist in
the ISOC template accessibility effort.  I have been busy overseas with my
presentations at the Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro, the ITU
presentation in Geneva and my most recent participation at an international
web and ICT accessibility event in Belgrade, Serbia.  

Now that the UN Convention or treaty on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
has been signed by 120 countries, it will be especially important for the
template to be accessible.  The accessible ICT obligations of the Convention
require countries to take all appropriate measures to urge private entities
to make their Internet content accessible to persons with disabilities.  The
ISOC template can serve as a model example of accessible design for chapters
everywhere.

Best regards,
Cynthia Waddell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Franck Martin [mailto:franck at sopac.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 6:44 PM
To: cynthia.waddell at icdri.org
Cc: 'ISOC Membership'; 'Jose Francisco Callo Romero'; 'Chapter Delegates';
Michael Burks
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Society unveils new website design

Cynthia,

It is not?

Can you point to issues with current design?

Thanks

Cynthia Waddell wrote:
> Dear Anne:
> This would be a good time to build accessible web design into the
templates.
>
> Best regards,
> Cynthia Waddell
> --------------------------------------------------
> Cynthia D. Waddell, JD
> Executive Director and
> Law, Policy and Technology Consultant
> International Center for Disability Resources
>    on the Internet (ICDRI)
> Phone:  (408) 691-6921
>  
> ICDRI is based in
> Raleigh, North Carolina USA
> http://www.icdri.org/CynthiaW/cynthia_d.htm
>  
> See My New Book!
> Web Accessibility:  Web Standards and
> Regulatory Compliance by Apress
> at www.icdri.org/WSR_Book.htm
> See also Constructing Accessible Web Sites
> www.icdri.org/constructing_accessible_web_site.htm
>  
> Is your Web Site Accessible?
> Find out now with Cynthia Says! www.cynthiasays.com
> Endorsed by the American Council of the Blind,
> the CynthiaSaysTM portal is a joint Education
> and Outreach project of ICDRI, The Internet
> Society Disability and Special Needs Chapter, 
> and HiSoftware.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
> [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of ISOC
> Membership
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 5:30 PM
> To: Jose Francisco Callo Romero
> Cc: Chapter Delegates
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Society unveils new website
design
>
> hi Jose,
>
> Thanks for your comments and suggestion.  A template kit for chapters  
> will be developed, available for use by all chapters. This will be  
> done as a priority and we will send an email to this list as soon as  
> it is available.
>
> best wishes
> Anne
>
>
> On 21/12/2007, at 3:57 AM, Jose Francisco Callo Romero wrote:
>
>   
>> Mr Mark:
>> Let highlight the effort and good taste of the new design of the  
>> web of ISOC.
>> As for the Chapters of Latin America is well layout and easy to  
>> navigate.
>> As you mentioned going to be very interesting connectivity and  
>> interactivity of each chapter.
>> Let please a suggestion: It would be important to uniformize sites  
>> in Latin America, you can send templates so that the Web is  
>> standardized and uniform design and layout, just adapting the  
>> content to each use and need.
>> Thanks and Merry Christmas and Venturoso 2008
>> From Lima, Peru.
>> Fraternally
>>
>>
>> Jose F. Callo Romero
>> Web Project Manager
>> Presidente- ISOC  Peru
>>
>>
>>
>> Sigue los principales acontecimientos deportivos en directo. MSN Motor
>>     
>
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