Gaberlunzie was wandering through the latest BSI newsletter (right)  and thought that some readers might be interested in the telecoms equipment and cabling's revised standard BS 6701:2010  specification for installation, operation and maintenance.

"If you work in telecommunications and are responsible for installing, operating or the administration and maintenance of copper or optical fibre cabling or equipment, then this newly-revised standard will be of interest," notes the newsletter, adding " It supports all cabling media."

At that point he saw that Website accessible BS 8878 was a draft standard. "Make your comments count!" urges the newsletter. "The draft standard is currently open for public comment until 30 June 2010 - why not share your comments? BSI would like to hear from you since BS 8878 would be of use to anyone aiming to make their website accessible for all - whether you work in the public sector or a private organisation."
(Er, BSI uses does use z in organisation, but Gaberlunzie is not conforming. Sorry!)

Initially it looks as if you have to buy the draft standard, but Gaberlunzie blundered on-line in and out of the BSI web shop several times, before discovering he could register to read the draft on-line. You get registered.  Then you can get access to the proposed standard. Then you can make your online comments.

Snag to that approach is could be hideously difficult for many Scottish web people, who by being remote living citizens, and not necessarily handicapped by age or physically defects, simply do not have access to broadband sufficient to allow them to work satisfactorily on a fairly complex issue on-line.

Gaberlunzie could find nothing that would let him request a draft PDF to be sent for in-depth consideration and returned comment, although probably if you emailed BSI, they are a vastly helpful organisation and would have some solution.