In what the White House special assistant to the President on disability issues calls a “hiccup”, the initial release of data.gov and recovery.gov fell short of meeting the 508 standard. The Web sites have since been fixed.
The Federal Government’s Draft National Curriculum was released last month for public viewing and feedback, and will remain open until 23 May. The draft is comprehensive, covering the subjects of English, History, Maths and Science, and is available online.
The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary of Disabilities and Children’s Services, attended the launch, and delivered the keynote address of the Summit on inclusion of people with a disability, where he empathised “with the frustration of parents [of children with disabilities] who know their kids could learn so much more with extra resources”.
