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Subject:  Accessible doesn't have to mean plain & boring Trenton Moss
Author:   Trenton:   view profile | all posts by this author | add to favourites
Date:   16:39:47 9 June 2004
 

There seems to be so much confusion surrounding web accessibility and what’s required to make your website accessible to blind and disabled people. You don’t need to dumb down your website, or make a text-only version. You can make it virtually anyway you like and it can still be accessible. Take a look at:

They all look pretty good to me and they’re all accessible. It’s a tragedy that the RNIB and DRC, the two greatest advocates of web accessibility and two of the first websites that people look at when investigating accessibility, are so unattractive.

If you know of any more accessible websites that have great designs please let me know!

 
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  • Accessible doesn't have to mean plain & boring, Trenton, 9 Jun 16:39
    There seems to be so much confusion surrounding web accessibility and what’s required to make your website accessible to blind and disabled people. You don’t need to dumb down your ...
    • Accessible doesn't have to mean plain & boring, textor, 9 Jun 17:33
      These sites have a lot in common.  A rectangular page layout and rather simple navigation structure.  I have a problem with a couple of these - Try taking the link from the datp ...
      • Accessible doesn't have to mean plain & boring, Trenton, 10 Jun 09:04
        Thanks for posting, Bob. I think the Data Perceptions website is under development now and it’s only the homepage that’s done, which is why everything changes when you click on a l ...
        • Accessible doesn't have to mean plain & boring, textor, 10 Jun 09:40
          I mentioned those browser versions because that is what it says on the site.  I didn't mention Opera etc because they are basically irrelevant.  The whole point about accessibi ...
          • Accessible doesn't have to mean plain & boring, Trenton, 10 Jun 12:40
            I see where you’re coming from, Bob. In my personal opinion making your website compatible with NN4 and IE4 users is optional. So few people use them (now less than 1%) and it’s fr ...
          • Accessible doesn't have to mean plain & boring, TallTroll, 10 Jun 13:48
            >> Our site failed to be accessible because the client wanted drop-down graphical menus. Then why did you not suggest the use of advanced CSS techniques? You sacrifice some of t ...
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