Submitted by Carrie Banks, Supervising Librarian, The Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs/Kidsmobile, Brooklyn Public Library
The Office of Budget and Management has issued new proposed rules for web accessibility. Please see the link below for additional information.
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201210&RIN=1190-AA65
Along the same lines, Raising the Floor is a great source for information on these types of topics. Raising the Floor brings together like-minded people from many different disciplines and backgrounds who share the accessibility goal under whatever label. This includes people from software development, academia, industry (mainstream and Assistive Technology), consumers, non-governmental organizations, governments and activists. You can learn more at: http://raisingthefloor.org/