Mike Davies’ summary of PAS 78

Mike Davies, aka Isofarro, has published his summary of the recently launched PAS 78.

Businesses want a clear DRC-approved direction on creating accessible websites. With the DRC’s collaboration with the British Standards Institution, businesses now have access to that guidance in the form of PAS 78.

For web accessibility professionals and experts, PAS 78 introduces nothing new. It’s based on web standards and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. PAS 78 brings the web standards and disability discrimination act requirements together into one overarching document.

Update: read about Mike Davies’ personal reflections on PAS 78, including a scary photo of Bruce Lawson and me…