16.615 Most Accessible Museum Website?

From: Humanist Discussion Group (by way of Willard McCarty willard.mccarty@kcl.ac.uk)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:58:29 EDT

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                   Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 615.
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             Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:53:05 +0100
             From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org>
             Subject: Nominations for Most Accessible Museum Website of the Year

    NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
    News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
    from across the Community
    April 11, 2003

                     UK Museum Computer Group Invites Nominations for
                      The Most Accessible Museum Website of the Year
                               The Jodi Mattes Access Award
                          http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk
                                 Deadline: April 30, 2003

    A very interesting award, new this year, given to 'Best Large-scale Site'
    and 'Best Shoestring Project' that are "most accessible." Websites from all
    countries are eligible, but must contain some navigation and content in
    English.

    David Green
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    >From: "Folsom, Diana" <folsom@lacma.org>
    >To: <members@mediaandtechnology.org>
    >>Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 17:09:57 -0700

    The Jodi Mattes Access Award
    The Museums Computer Group (MCG) invites nominations for a new award for the
    most accessible museum website of the year - the first Jodi Mattes Access
    award. The winner will be announced at the RNIB (Royal National Institute
    of the Blind)'s Talking Images conference on 20th May 2003. In this, the
    European Year of Disabled People, the award should generate significant
    press coverage for the winner(s).

    Criteria for the award will be usability and content accessibility.
    Technical compliance will be measured to level A of the Web Accessibility
    Initiative Guidelines. If entries are sufficient in number, there will be
    two prizes for 'Best Large-scale Site' and 'Best Shoestring Project' .
    Websites from all countries are eligible, but must contain some navigation
    and content in English.

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