Visionary Design Awards - the winners
IT-Analysis.com - The Visionary Design Awards, supported by Barclays' Community Investment programme, are part of an ongoing campaign by the National Library for the Blind (NLB) to encourage website publishers and designers to consider access technology such as

Broward scuttles funding for Water Taxi operation
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Water Taxi will operate its ferry service along Fort Lauderdale's waterways without any taxpayer subsidies for the first time in five years after Broward County commissioners abruptly severed their relations with the company Tuesday. The decision

Legal issue sank Water Taxi funds
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Support for publicly financing Water Taxi evaporated among Broward County commissioners after they were told in a rare, closed-door meeting last month that the ferry service did not meet basic standards for accessibility for the disabled and posed a

Call for disabled internet revolt
The Register - The Disability Rights Commission plans to call upon disabled internet users to rise up against inaccessible website owners and help it take complaints with the force of law. The rabble-rousing message will be broadcast by the DRC following the launch

Why Web Site Redesigns Fail And What You Can Do About It
MediaPost - WHETHER CHANGING THE DESIGN, UPDATING a global brand, or reinvigorating a marketing program, a site relaunch is often a recurring major project on a marketer's to-do list. In fact, many marketers look at the task of reinventing a Web site with

Broward to improve disability access at bus stops decision ends
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Rather than face a federal trial, Broward County commissioners agreed on Tuesday to pay $10 million over the next five years to reconstruct bus stops to make them accessible to disabled residents. Almost two-thirds of the 5,000 bus stops do not meet