30 January 2007

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has announced that it is looking for nominations for its website accessibility awards.

Named the Jodi Awards, the prizes aim to reward examples of website accessibility in libraries, museums and archives.

All entries will be evaluated by disabled users and an automated testing service - while the deadline for nominees is April 30th 2007.

Mark Wood, Chairman of the MLA, commented: "The Jodi Awards will keep promoting high web accessibility standards and this year the judges are also keen to celebrate sites that use technology in practical and imaginative ways for making cultural resources accessible to disabled people."

He added that the Disability Discrimination Act has caused bodies to offer innovative technological solutions, with these awards recognising the best examples.

The Natural History Museum's website is designed to be compliant with the AA level of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

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