Accessibility Problems?

[Patricia Dowden]

	It seems like the same sort of thing could be done via e-mail for
WWW sites/homepages which are not accessible to some users.  Anyone
interested?

Pat

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Patricia Dowden, Ph.D., CCC-Sp   <dowden at u.washington.edu>
Coordinator, Children's Adaptive Technology Service
Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Mailstop CH-89
4800 Sand Point Way, NE
Seattle, WA  98105
(206) 526-2104

On Mon, 20 May 1996, Karen Ozmun wrote:

>
> The Northwest Disability Business Technical Assistance Center (NWDBTAC)
> has blank postcards with check boxes that you can use to do a "report
> card" on how accessible a business or governmental agency is for you.
> You may complete this card, and then leave it for the business.
>
> "Dear Business:
> I recently visited __________ (Name of Business here) and noticed that
> improvements could be made in the following areas to make the facility
> more accessible to your customers with disabilities:
>
> There also is a check box to let the business know "Accessibility of the
> Facility is Appreciated," when you find they've done a good job of
> ensuring accessibility of their facilities.
>
> One nice thing about these cards is that the "report card" is the top half
> of the card; the bottom half of the card has checkboxes for the business
> to request NWDBTAC to send them information about ADA and Access
> Guidelines, a Checklist for Existing Facilities, and Responsibilities as
> an Employer.  They simply complete the request for information, fold the
> card in half, staple, then mail it to NWDBTAC.
>
> To get some of these cards, contact:
>
> Northwest Disability Business Technical Assistance Center   -or- NWDBTAC
> P.O. Box 9046
> Olympia, WA   98507-9046
>
> 1-800-949-4232 V/TTY
>
>
>
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> Karen Ozmun
> A. T. Resource Center, Box 357920
> Seattle, WA 98195-7920
> 206/685-4181 V      800/841-8345 V/TTY
> 206/616-1396 TTY    206/543-4779 FAX
> karenoz at u.washington.edu
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