Web Accessibility, Institutional Repositories and BS 8878

"From time to time there are discussions on this list on the [handicap-] accessibility of content hosted in repositories. However such discussions tend to die out, in part, I feel, due to the difficulties in addressing the accessibility of PDFs in a scalable way....I recently had a quick look for accessibility statements on repository Web sites but couldn't find anything related to repository items (the statement I did find were about the repository Web site interface). I have written a draft [handicap-] accessibility statement which I am publishing as something to start a discussion on regarding what repository managers should be doing in this area. Note the intention is not to add significant barriers to providing repository content but to document achievable practices...."