Numara Software Strengthens Leadership in Education Market
Consumer Electronics Net - Numara FootPrints 7.5 offers numerous new and enhanced capabilities including enhanced workflow, improved performance, advanced reporting and improved Section 508 Compliance. These enhancements are available for all versions of Numara FootPrints ...

Enforcing the Disabilities Law
Inside Higher Ed - Section 508, the specific section of the Rehab Act that deals with web-based and computer technology, is about as clear and straight forward as you can get. I m not 100% sure if it actually applies to every institution (although I suspect it does ...

Senior Developer (New Media Zero)
An award winning & leading advertising agency, based in Central London, is currently looking for a Senior Web Developer for its digital business. The role will involve taking responsibility for delivering technically complex online solutions for key clients.

CNIB gets new home (Timmins Times)
The CNIB welcome all to their Open House Oct. 16 from 1-3 p.m. Newly located at the corner of Cedar and Third Avenue, side entrance, the CNIB is ready for the business of continued services to the Timmins community.

Web Accessibility Meets Web 2.0: What Future Ahead? (MasterNewMedia.org)
The advent of Web 2.0 technologies, user-generated content and the increased use of delivery technologies like PDF and Flash have created a whole new category of usability and accessibility issues that challenge and clash with the design and accessibility design approaches web site designers had been using until now. So where do we go from here? Are the new upcoming W3C accessibility guidelines

Retail websites fail access test (BBC News)
A survey of the UK's top 30 e-commerce websites shows they all fail to provide suitable access for disabled users.

Ruling has web designers shifting gears
MLive.com - In fact, its own Web site links to a page about disability acts, content accessibility guidelines and the benefits of building an accessible site. "Our company builds accessible sites from the get-go," Mr. Sanzeri says. "It's also a marketing tool ...

Gallaudet University Uses Apreso Classroom to Support Sign Language Adoption and Improve Learning Outcomes (RedNova)
DALLAS, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Educause -- Today Anystream announced that Gallaudet University, the nation's leading institution for deaf and hard of hearing students, has equipped their student body with the ability to review lectures on demand with Apreso Classroom.

The Need For Accessible Web Design
WebProNews - Whilst the United States of America has implemented "Section 508" of the Rehabilitation Act, the European Union has issued a resolution concerning the importance of web accessibility. The EU government has also strongly encouraged its member states ...

UK's top web retailers failing the disabled, says report
Out-Law - The UK's top 30 shopping websites exclude disabled users, new research has found. Usability agency Nomensa tested the retail websites and found that none fulfilled the most basic accessibility guidelines. Websites from retailers including Ryanair ...