National Federation of the Blind advocates for blind-friendly website From: Nando Times - May 12, 2003 The National Federation of the Blind has released a seal of approval for organizations that have designed their Web sites to be accessible by people with visual impairments. Such sites take steps to make the content available and navigable either through magnification or the use of screen readers. Wells Fargo Bank, Hewlett-Packard, and the Social Security Administration received the first certifications from the federation. The accessibility of the Social Security site is due in part to a federal law that mandates equal access for persons with disabilities. Javier Bustamonte of the Social Security agency said the requirements of that law made it easy to qualify for the federation's new seal of approval. The federation hopes that the seal will encourage many businesses to design - or redesign - their sites to be available to persons with visual impairments. http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/886118p-6174154c.html