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Better connected 2007 |
| Local authority websites continue to improve, and the UK now has its first ‘excellent’ website. However, challenges remain, with little improvement in usability and accessibility. Registration for online services also gives cause for concern. | |
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Blind charity launches new accessible website |
| Action for Blind People launched its new fully accessible website in February. The site has been designed by the OTHER media who revamped the site with a new design and new content, supported by new web developments and technologies. | |
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Myguide |
| Myguide - a new government-backed initiative addressing digital and social exclusion - was launched earlier this year in the South East and West Midlands. | |
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Kingston finds online council tax success |
| Just 18 months after the launch of Kingston upon Thames Citizen’s Account, thousands of residents now view account balances and financial information online. Accounts are accessible every hour of the day, and the authority expects website council tax collection to reach £0.5m - up nearly 50%. SPiN charts the Royal Borough’s road to success … | |
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2.0 intranet for Cheltenham |
| Cheltenham Borough Council has created CBCi, a unique and engaging intranet using the open source blogging tool WordPress at no capital cost to the authority. Kerri Gilkes tells us how and why the council took this step. | |
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Turning the tables on no.1 killer |
| Accidents like Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond’s 300 mph crash highlight the importance of effective trauma care and timely response. Trauma or physical injury is the number one cause of death of those aged under 40, with head injuries causing the most fatalities. A national online project is releasing up to date and accurate data in new ways, accelerating progress towards real service delivery improvements and greater public choice. | |
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The myths and realities of usability and accessibility testing |
| As a contribution to the recent debate about accessibility testing, Martin Greenwood, editor of Better connected 2007, examines some misunderstandings on the subject. He analyses new research linking traditional approaches to accessibility testing with general visitor satisfaction, and sheds light on the direction in which usability and accessibility testing might now develop. | |
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