eNation report Jan 2008


	eNation report Jan 2008

larbs

7-13-2008 1:06 PM

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social networking, accessibility, enation, abilitynet

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The principle social networks still don't provide accessibility to all users. The quarterly report by Ability Net is based on disabled users' experiences of the web. As the importance of social networking to career development and job hunting increases, it is vital that top service providers like facebook and myspace fully embrace the accessibility agenda.

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