PAS78 Experiences Continued Linkrot
Just about every bookmark I have relating to PAS78 is a 404. Previous download locations, even the Accessify blog entry about it...all removed without redirects!
It seems the current download for PAS 78 is here...hope it lasts! The absence of .uk from its domain name and how the path starts with /footer/ do not inspire confidence, imho.
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From December 2010, PAS 78 has been superseded by BS 8878.
BS 8878 continues PAS 78’s emphasis on providing guidance to non-technical website owners for the whole process of commissioning, procuring and producing accessible websites, but updates it to handle:
* web 2.0’s much wider purposes for websites (e.g. multimedia sites, Software as a Service sites) and the move from provider-produced content to user-generated content (e.g. blogs, Facebook, YouTube)
* the increasing range of devices on which websites are viewed (e.g. smartphones, tablets, IPTV)
* the increasing use of non-W3C technologies to produce websites
* the increasing use of “off the shelf” website builder tools to create websites rather than bespoke development
* the increasing use of on-site accessibility personalisation tools like CSS style-switchers
* the changing organisational structure of web product teams and key personnel impacting product accessibility, especially the growing role of web product managers
For more information on why PAS 78 was updated to become BS 8878, see British Accessibility Standards – PAS-78 to BS8878 by Jonathan Hassell – the chair of IST/45 BSI drafting committee.
For more information on BS 8878, see BS 8878 web accessibility and inclusive design standard – introduction and news.
Prof Jonathan Hassell
Director of Hassell Inclusion and Lead-Author of BS8878
w: http://www.hassellinclusion.com/
t: @jonhassell
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Many thanks for posting this very important information Jonathan. 
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You're very welcome.Prof Jonathan Hassell
Director of Hassell Inclusion and Lead-Author of BS8878
w: http://www.hassellinclusion.com/
t: @jonhassell
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