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AnySurfer
AnySurfer is a Belgian organisation that promotes the accessibility of websites, apps, and digital documents for disabled individuals. It is also the name of a quality label which websites can obtain if they are fully accessible. AnySurfer is a national project run by Blindenzorg Licht en Liefde, a Belgian non-profit organisation that provides aid to the blind and the visually impaired. The checklist AnySurfer uses when allocating the AnySurfer label is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0).''The BlindSurfer Project'', in ''Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance'' by Richard Rutter, Apress, 2007. History BlindSurfer was founded in 2001 by Rudi Canters, a blind Internet pioneer. He was aided in his efforts by Blindenzorg Licht en Liefde. Thanks to financial support by Gelijke Kansen Vlaanderen, the project was consolidated in 2002. After Canters' death on 14 April 2003, the project and the renown of its label continued to grow. On 1 Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licht En Liefde
Blindenzorg Licht en Liefde is a Belgium, Belgian Association without lucrative purpose, non-profit organisation that aids Visual impairment, the blind and the visually impaired in Flanders and Brussels. Foundation At the start of the 20th century, Belgian individuals who were visually impaired were largely dependent on their families. Blind children received education in specialised schools, but initiatives for adults were few. The ''Maatschappij tot Onderstand der Blinden'' (K.M.B.S.) was the first Belgian organisation to offer financial support and vocational training to this group. It was located in Antwerp.''Blindencultuur: de beleving van personen met een visuele beperking'', by Jannes Vanmelle. University of Ghent. 2015. (Dutch) After the World War I, First World War, four different care associations for the blind were founded in Belgium within a timespan of five years. This was in part because of the large number of war veterans that were blinded during World War I. In 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |