WHO template and recommendations

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Accessibility andWHO's web site
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WHO's context

• UN Convention for the rights of people with
  disabilities
• WHO task force on disabilities to make WHO more
  accessible to people with disabilities, and to
  mainstream disabilities in all our activities.

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WHO's web publishing context
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How did we evaluate accessibility?

• Hired an external company (Webcredible) to
  evaluate the site (2005)
• Main focus was on visual impairment
• The websites are tested against best practice
  guidelines
• the World-wide Web Consortium (W3C)
• the company's in-house research

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Results