UK MLA on library, archives, & museum web accessibility

An audit of the websites of 300 museums, libraries, and archives by British government’s Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council found that accessibility for the disabled remains limited:

The research undertaken by City University for this report shows that the current level of accessibility of museum, library and archive websites is not high. Less than half the sites audited (42%) met the most basic technical accessibility guidelines and a User Panel of disabled people did not find them particularly easy to use.

Complete report via Resource Shelf. Managing Information managed to put a positive spin on the news.