[UACCESS-L] Now here's a heck of a statistic

[JDNBonneau@cs.com]

This short excerpt below is from today's issue of Human Informatics Extra, an e-mail weekly newsletter for IT professionals.  Sad commentary, is it not?

Daryle Gardner-Bonneau
JDNBonneau@cs.com


Hospitals Snub Disabled
Ninety-nine percent of all of America's Best Hospitals as ranked by US News &World Report are not compliant with HTML/XHTML Web standards for the disabled. According to a new report by Atlanta Web content management solution maker, Hannon Hill Corporation, the hospitals are not compliant with the recommendations by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for assistive technology - from electronic readers for the visually impaired to keyboard shortcuts for those with motor challenges - to help disabled users navigate the Web. The W3C is an international consortium that develops Web standards and guidelines to in an effort to provide long-term Web growth. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) was developed by the W3C in an effort to improve the accessibility of the World Wide Web for everyone. The WAI has developed a number of guidelines that helps to make Web sites more accessible, particularly for those with physical disabilities.