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Tuesday 10 December 2002
Listen to the In Touch for 10 December VISIONARY DESIGN WEBSITE AWARDS Guests: David Jillings, British Museum Compass. Sergio Zedda, Local Heritage Initiative. Carol Pollitt, National Library for the Blind's Information and Communications Technology Director, and Chair of the judges of the awards. Alan Young, one of the two visually impaired computer users involved in the process of selecting and judging. Jane Copsey attended the presentation of the first ever Visionary Design Awards in Manchester on 5 December. The National Library for the Blind gave the awards and they were sponsored by Barclays and Felix Dennis. The aim of the awards was to celebrate good practice in accessible website design. The Awards are the culmination of a campaign by the National Library for the Blind (NLB) to encourage website designers, publishers and owners to provide sites that are accessible to visually impaired people. The Internet could and should be a marvellous source of information for people who cannot read print, but too many websites are being designed in such a way that screenreaders and braille displays cannot read them, so visually impaired people are excluded from those sites. WINNERS OF AWARDS Twenty-one sites were shortlisted for awards (from nominations by the general public), and six winners were announced on the night. List of winners (alphabetical order - they were not placed in any sort of order of merit) The British Museum Compass Dial UK Guardian Unlimited The Local Heritage Initiative National Maritime Museum Whichbook WEBSITES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Visit Visionary Design Awards for more information on the awards or the National Library of the Blind. Software for Testing Accessibility of Websites For information about Bobby, the software mentioned by Sergio Zedda which will test websites to see how accessible they are, visit the Bobby website General Information on Designing Accessible Websites For a wealth of general information about designing accessible websites, visit the Web Accessibility Initiative CONTACT NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND Far Cromwell Road Bredbury Stockport SK6 2SG Tel: 0161 355 2000 Fax: 0161 355 2098 Email: enquiries@nlbuk.org The National Library for the Blind (NLB) is a registered charity which helps visually impaired people throughout the country continue to enjoy the same access to the world of reading as people who are fully sighted. DEPRESSION AND LOSS OF SIGHT Guest: Professor Alan Bird from Morfield Eye Hospital. The programme looks at depression following on form loss of sight. CONTACTS RNIB 105 Judd Street London WC1 H9NE Tel: 0845 766 99 99 (UK callers only - Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) Tel. 0207 388 1266 (switchboard/overseas callers) Fax. 0207 388 2034 Interpreters are available: please call for details Textphone users call via Typetalk 0800 51 51 52 The RNIB provides information, support and advice for anyone with a serious sight problem. They not only provide braille, Talking Books and computer training, but imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges. The RNIB campaigns to change society's attitudes, actions and assumptions, so that people with sight problems can enjoy the same rights, freedoms and responsibilities as fully sighted people. They also fund pioneering research into preventing and treating eye disease and promote eye health by running public health awareness campaigns. DEPRESSION ALLIANCE 35 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7JB Tel: 020 7633 0557 (Mon to Wed 10 - 5, Thurs 10 - 1, Fri 1 - 5) Fax: 020 7633 0559 Textphone/Minicom: 0207 928 9992 Email: information@depressionalliance.org www.depressionalliance.org Their service is available for anyone suffering from depression, including friends and family of sufferers. They offer self-help groups, support, research and campaign to reduce the degree of stigmatisation that currently attaches to depression. Depression Alliance is run by sufferers themselves. Also provide information about antidepressants. ACTION FOR BLIND PEOPLE 14-16 Verney Road London SE16 3DZ Te: 020 7635 4800 Fax: 020 7635 4900 Email: info@afbp.org DISABLED LIVING FOUNDATION 380-384 Harrow Road London W9 2HU Tel: 0845 130 9177 (Helpline) Mon to Fri 10am - 4pm Text phone - 020 7432 8009. The Disabled Living Foundation provides information and advice on disability equipment. Daily living and independence for disabled people. Macular Disease Society PO Box 16 Denbigh LL16 5ZA email: info@maculardisease.org Helpline: 0800 328 2849 This is a registered charity with national cover. It aims to be the main self-help organisation for people suffering from macular disease (loss of central vision). The Society has a dedicated eye donor scheme and sponsors its own Research Fellow working at London University on the underlying mechanisms that contribute to the condition. It can provide information and leaflets to members, SAE preferred. Information despatched within 1-2 days. THE BRITISH RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA SOCIETY RESEARCHPO Box 350, Buckingham MK18 1GZ HELPLINE: 01280 860363 For support and counselling Office: 01280 821334 For membership details and information materials E-mail: lynda@brps.demon.co.uk The BRPS is one of around twenty national organisations forming the International RP Association (IRPA). As a result of this international co-operation, RP research is now being carried out by around 200 scientists in ten or more countries. Their website contains a wealth of information about RP. Visit the In Touch Message Board Back to the In Touch page The BBC is not responsible for external websites |
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