Net Systems partners with Vision Australia
Net Systems Informatics and Vision Australia link their dynamic accessibility partnership to provide accessible solutions to small community organizations.
Mumbai, 12th September 2006 - Net Systems Informatics (India) Pvt. Ltd and Vision Australia have announced their strategic partnership - an initiative to assist small community organizations to attain the websites accessibility standards.
The assessment is based on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 simulating the issues faced by users with disabilities. The assessment kit includes: user, manual, and technical testing. User testing is conducted by people with disabilities using various assistive technologies such as screen readers, magnifiers, and alternate input device. Manual and technical testing is conducted by able-bodied evaluators.
Scenario based testing of the pages by people with disabilities using assistive technologies is recommended to check for additional user related accessibility issues. This service for small community organisations includes expert advice on techniques for rectifying accessibility issues as an integral component.
"As the two organisations employing people with disabilities, we have unique insights into what works from a practical perspective when advising our customers about accessibility issues", says Shilpi Kedia, CEO N-Syst.
About N-Syst
N-Syst is an accessibility consulting and knowledge management firm based in India. We are the first organization to provide accessibility solutions in India. N-Syst provides services in the area of accessibility training, testing, integration, e-learning, and production of on-demand accessible documents. Our mission is to help clients meet their accessibility goals, widen their target audience by including people with disabilities, and thereby increase their market share and revenue.
For more information about N-Syst:
Call: ( 91-22 ) 2686-0485/86
E-mail: info@n-syst.com
Website: www.n-syst.com
About Vision Australia
Vision Australia is committed to improving information access for people who are blind or vision impaired and people with other print disabilities or with other particular information access requirements. Vision Australia was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Royal Blind Society of NSW, the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Vision Australia Foundation and the National Information & Library Service.
The Vision Australia web accessibility team brings outstanding and unique knowledge, skills and expertise to the development of accessible websites and online service delivery. Our aim is to increase the usability and audience reach of an organisation's online activities
For more information about Vision Australia:
Call: (61-3) 9864 9282
E-mail: ais@visionaustralia.org.au
Website: www.visionaustralia.org.au