Comments on: PAS 78: UK Accessibility Milestone http://multicelldesign.com/2006/03/pas-78-uk-accessibility-milestone/ shokunin kishitsu Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:43:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Julie Howell http://multicelldesign.com/2006/03/pas-78-uk-accessibility-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Julie Howell Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:01:08 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/2006/03/09/pas-78-uk-accessibility-milestone/#comment-111 Thanks Karl. It's all good. I've counted 32 media hits today. I'm going to post the references on Accessify Forum shortly. Thanks Karl. It’s all good.
I’ve counted 32 media hits today. I’m going to post the references on Accessify Forum shortly.

]]> By: Karl Dawson http://multicelldesign.com/2006/03/pas-78-uk-accessibility-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Karl Dawson Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:26:35 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/2006/03/09/pas-78-uk-accessibility-milestone/#comment-110 Thanks for stopping by Julie and explaining the pricing here (and on the Accessify forum yesterday). I'm sure as long as we don't publish the whole report in HTML the accessibility crowd can discuss it too - you know what we're like ;) I haven't checked today but I do hope this is getting reported well this week. On reviewing what I'd written I see that I was remiss with not thanking yourself and everyone else involved for all the effort that went into this important document... Thank You! Regards, Karl Thanks for stopping by Julie and explaining the pricing here (and on the Accessify forum yesterday). I’m sure as long as we don’t publish the whole report in HTML the accessibility crowd can discuss it too – you know what we’re like ;)

I haven’t checked today but I do hope this is getting reported well this week.

On reviewing what I’d written I see that I was remiss with not thanking yourself and everyone else involved for all the effort that went into this important document… Thank You!

Regards, Karl

]]> By: Julie Howell http://multicelldesign.com/2006/03/pas-78-uk-accessibility-milestone/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Julie Howell Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:33:18 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/2006/03/09/pas-78-uk-accessibility-milestone/#comment-109 Hi Karl, Many thanks for drawing attention to PAS 78. I hope its influence will reach beyond the UK and blogging helps. I was technical author on the project. You raise a question about the price. The PAS was commissioned by our Disability Rights Commission, which is another way of saying that DRC paid the British Standards Institution to project manage and produce the guidance, an exercise that took just over a year to complete (it’s a rigorous, consultative process). BSI is a business. The PAS had to be paid for somehow. DRC covered most of the cost and BSI very kindly agreed to offer this PAS for sale at a reduced rate of just 30 UK pounds. £30 is not prohibitive in my opinion. The PAS is aimed at businesses and businesses of most sizes can afford this. And this is a tiny outlay for the potential return on investment(ROI). In the UK alone the ‘disabled pound’ is estimated to be in the region of £80bn per annum. I stress that the PAS contains nothing new if you are already well versed in accessibility and usability principles. The PAS meets an expressed need among UK businesses for a single, authoritative document that sets out a framework for commissioning accessible websites. DRC decided commissioning BSI was the most effective way of achieving this goal. I hope this helps. It’s a very fair question, especially when the WAI guidelines (for example) are free and in the public domain. Finally, I’m pleased to let you know that the PAS can be ordered for immediate download from the BSI website in accessible PDF format. http://www.bsi-global.com/ICT/PAS78/ Julie RNIB Hi Karl,

Many thanks for drawing attention to PAS 78. I hope its influence will reach beyond the UK and blogging helps.

I was technical author on the project.

You raise a question about the price.

The PAS was commissioned by our Disability Rights Commission, which is another way of saying that DRC paid the British Standards Institution to project manage and produce the guidance, an exercise that took just over a year to complete (it’s a rigorous, consultative process).

BSI is a business. The PAS had to be paid for somehow. DRC covered most of the cost and BSI very kindly agreed to offer this PAS for sale at a reduced rate of just 30 UK pounds.

£30 is not prohibitive in my opinion. The PAS is aimed at businesses and businesses of most sizes can afford this. And this is a tiny outlay for the potential return on investment(ROI). In the UK alone the ‘disabled pound’ is estimated to be in the region of £80bn per annum.

I stress that the PAS contains nothing new if you are already well versed in accessibility and usability principles. The PAS meets an expressed need among UK businesses for a single, authoritative document that sets out a framework for commissioning accessible websites. DRC decided commissioning BSI was the most effective way of achieving this goal.

I hope this helps. It’s a very fair question, especially when the WAI guidelines (for example) are free and in the public domain.

Finally, I’m pleased to let you know that the PAS can be ordered for immediate download from the BSI website in accessible PDF format.
http://www.bsi-global.com/ICT/PAS78/

Julie
RNIB

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