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December 3, 2024 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative Gets Ford Foundation Funding
The Ford Foundation’s Technology and Society program provided the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) with $660,037 in funding for W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) work through July 2026. WAI is developing standards, guidelines, and implementation resources to support web access for people with disabilities.“When designed well, the Web can remove barriers to communication and interaction that many people face in the physical world. However, when websites, apps, and tools are poorly designed, they create barriers that exclude disabled people from using the Web. Accessibility is essential to create a high-quality online experience,” W3C states. “The things we do for accessibility also benefit others who are often impacted by the digital divide: people with low bandwidth or expensive bandwidth, people with older equipment, people with low literacy in general or in certain languages; and also elderly users and mobile phone users. Accessibility’s benefits for individuals leads to broad benefits throughout societies, including governments and businesses.” For more information, read the press release.
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