Written question asked by Michael John Foster (Labour) on Thursday, 21 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 January 1999. It was answered by Alan Meale (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 January 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired.

Answer: Mr. Michael J. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has for departmental (a) White and (b) Green Papers to be made available on floppy disk format in a form which facilitates access for the visually impaired. [67852] Mr. Meale: The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions currently publishes all White and Green Papers in HTML format on its Internet site. This ensures easy access by systems such as "screen readers, text-to-speech and text to Braille converters" making documents more accessible to the visually impaired. Where appropriate, publications are also made available on audio tape, in large print, Braille or on floppy disk.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 324 c252W; 67852
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Software Disability aids Government departments Internet Visual impairment White papers Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Consultation papers