Online activities, accessibility v. usability and EU co-ordination

Current reports of note:

Pew Internet - Search Engine Usage - Search engine use shoots up in the past year and edges towards email as the primary internet application.

Jakob Nielsen - Accessibility Is Not Enough - a strict focus on accessibility as a scorecard item doesn't help users with disabilities. To help these users accomplish critical tasks, you must adopt a usability perspective.

Minerva - Dynamic Action Plan for the EU co-ordination of digitisation of cultural and scientific content - Minister for Culture, David Lammy, launched in Bristol on 15th November 2005, a new action plan to make Europe's cultural heritage more accessible through the Internet.