Press release, UK Cabinet Office, November 24, 2005: “The UK Cabinet Office…published a comprehensive report on accessibility of government online services across the European Union (EU). Highlighted examples of good practice are, Spain Social Security Administration, UK Department of Health and European Central Bank. These websites show how good design features such as clear layout, simple background with good contrast and features that are linked from the Home Page can have a significant impact on accessibility and usability. The report revealed that only 3% of the 436 online public service websites achieved a Level A rating which is considered to be the minimum standard under the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. A further 10% achieved limited level A and 17% marginal fail Level A. The remaining 70% were found to fail Level A. No websites tested reached the higher double A standard.”