IPC Directory Updates

The IPC Headquarters maintains, publishes and distributes a directory of key contacts within the Paralympic Movement, including listings of Standing Committees, Sports Committees and NPCs. Contact information becomes outdated very quickly, and the listings can only be as accurate as the information provided to the Headquarters. Please inform the IPC Headquarters immediately of any change of contact details. Correspondence regarding the IPC Directory and requests for copies should be addressed to Mrs. Siân Ölschläger, NPC Services, E-mail: sian.oelschlaeger@paralympic.org. 

Added entry under IPC Headquarters Staff:

Assistant to the President

Mrs. Barbara Campbell
Executive Office of the President
University of Alberta
The Steadward Centre
W1-67 Van Vliet Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta T6G 2H9
Canada
Telephone: +1 780 492 7298
Fax: +1 780 492 7161
E-mail: barbara.campbell@ualberta.ca

Better Access to the IPC Website for Visually-Impaired Users

Gaining information about the IPC will be a lot easier for visually-impaired persons in the future. An accessible version of the IPC website is currently under construction, whereby many test pages are already up and running.

“It is essential to provide a frameless site that does not have a JAVA-Applet for navigation,” explains the IPC IT Manager, Uwe Broich. Navigation is possible by using short keys, which are explained in the “Help” Section. The mouse, which is a serious barrier for many potential site visitors, is no longer needed to access this version. 

In the long run, all information on the IPC website will be available in two different versions. However, an Internet browser of at least the fourth generation is necessary to access the information.

Since its launch in 1999, the IPC website is constantly gaining popularity. Around 20,000 people visit the site per month. The highest peak was during the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, with more than 80,000 visits in the month of October last year.

But there is still a lot more to come. The IT Department at the IPC Headquarters will get more help in the near future. The weekly updates will then include, for instance, more results of past events, photographs, and several statistical reports from an extensive database with rankings, results, profiles and records.

What do you think of the IPC website? Do you have any suggestions on accessibility or on specific sections? We look forward to your comments, which should be sent to: info@paralympic.org.