13 May 2005
The Royal National Institute for the Blind has awarded its first county authority accessibility award to East Sussex county council.
The coveted 'See It Right' logo recognises attempts made to ensure that websites are accessible to all disabled people and is set to become a major industry standard in the near future.
East Sussex is currently one of only eight councils in the UK to have met the RNIB's stringent accessibility criteria which includes giving the partially sighted the ability to increase the size of text on the website.
Becky Shaw, director of policy management and communication at East Sussex county council, said: "It is very important to us that no one feels excluded from access to our website.
"We have worked hard to ensure everyone finds our site as easy to use as possible and are delighted this work has been recognised as high quality by the RNIB."
The award follows on from the successes of last year when the group won an Internet crystal mark from the Plain English Campaign, putting it in the top four per cent of council websites for ease of reading.
"The 'See It Right' and Plain English awards are among the most difficult in the industry to achieve," added Ms Shaw. "We are among a small, elite group of authorities to have won both.
"None the less, we are always looking for ways to make improvements and welcome any comments or suggestions from the public."© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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