The deadline for responses to the Office of Government Commerce consultation on the EU Procurement Directives is 9 August, just 2 weeks away. More information...
Attached is a document announcing an international workshop on accessibility requirements for public procurement in the ICT domain, taking place on 19-21 ...
There is only one week left to submit a proposal for a presentation at RNIB's Techshare conference, which takes place in Birmingham UK on 18-19 November 2004....
I hope some of you managed to respond to the previous OGC consultation on public procurement. This time the consultation document is from the Dept for Work and...
International Workshop on Accessibility Requirements for Public Procurement in the ICT domain Brussels 19-21 October 2004 I believe that there are still a very...
Regretfully, we cannot send any representative from the Foundation for Information Technology Accessibility (MALTA) to this event. Still, I wish to express our...
This is just a message to prompt those who may be intending to respond to this consultation that the closing date is in just under two weeks time. Best wishes ...
Dear Ruth and others, I will participate in this conference, arriving evening 18 Oct, leaving mid-day 21 October. Look forward to meeting some of you there ...
I'll be there too, for all but the last half day. Look forward to seeing some of you. Mark Dr. Mark Magennis Centre for Inclusive Technology National Council...
Hello I hope you can get somebody to reply to me with info as this could really help me. I have extreme difficulty using Norton Antivirus with Window-Eyes 4.5,...
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Hi Ricky Unfortunately your query doesn't fit the remit of this list, but I will reply separately to you to suggest more appropriate lists, where such...
This is the latest consultation, with a very short timescale for responses - 21 January. I hope those with an interest in accessibility standards in public...
For those Europeans on this list, you may wish to contribute to this EU consultation. Best wishes and Happy New Year Ruth ... Dear Colleague, As you might be...
The publication includes a chapter about IT policies and procurement, but that is enough for me to forward the announcement to this list! Best wishes Ruth ...
This is a notice of a seminar taking place in London next week, aimed at companies hoping to win business from UK Government. ... How To Win More E-Government...
Workshop on Designing Accessible Website - June 16, 2005 at Bangalore _____________________________________________________________________ People with...
This is an excerpt from the EDF (European Disability Forum) newsletter about public procurement developments in Norway. ******************** NORWAY - New...
Dear all OGC (the Office for Government Commerce) is the UK department responsible for taking the recent European Procurement Directives and incorporating them...
A timescale has been published for the new provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act that became law in April 2005. There are two significant dates: 5...
This draft mandate was drawn up by an EU DG (forgive me if I don't quote chapter and verse) based on the discussions at the meeting in Brussels in October...
CALL FOR TENDERS Study on the specific policy needs for ICT standardisation <http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/calls/calls.html#153420-2005> (Deadline:...
It's been a long time since any traffic came through this list, for which I apologise. I would like to revive the activity here, and I have a few news items...
Below is the announcement of a new area of the RNIB website. It covers a great deal more than procurement, but there is a hefty section on procurement that may...
This is the standard that was previously Technical Specification ISO/TS 16071, Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Guidance on software accessibility. It...
The US Section 508 legislation is being reviewed, and input is being actively sought from experts and interested parties external to the USA. There is a Wiki...
Ruth et al BESA is looking at educational procurement with/for its members. It occurs to me that the accessibility agenda should be represented. I wondered if...
Hi Ian I recently attended a workshop held by Becta, where discussion of 'reasonable adjustments' overlapped with guidelines for procurement and educational...
Ian - all: A couple of points arising from your question - yes of course the Accessibility angle should be raised as part of the procurement work. You might...
This post is a direct invitation to all interested parties to contribute towards a research project on which the Foundation for Information Technology is...