I'm already starting to design using CSS and XHTML so thats a start.
Is it better to make the original site accessable for everyone but loose some of the visual effect for (and i hate to put it this way but...) "normal users" or have a swanky flashy front end and an alternate accessable version for other people?
Not meaning to be callous or anything but by making your site more accessible friendly, you basically have to make your site a little less friendly to the 99.9% of people that don't have problems.
I don't know I guess I am still trying to figure out why they have Braile on drive up ATM's.
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Backlinker posted this at 07:55 — 14th September 2003.
Accessability has always been an issue for me. My eyesight is none to good and I usually use view-text size-largest when on the web. This solves my problem most of the time but some sites have this feature disabled. I dont stay on them long.
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Suzanne posted this at 18:07 — 14th September 2003.
I disagree that you make the site less friendly for the 99.9% of people who don't have problems. Notably because it's not that high a number of people without some special need, but also because the more accessible a site is, the easier it is for everyone to use.
Braile on drive up ATMs - why make new key pads for one ATM. They are the same regardless of location. It doesn't HARM you to have braile on the keys when you're not blind -- most people won't even notice, like the little dots on the F and J on the keyboard to help you position your hands while typing.
There is nothing that makes a site accessible that makes it harder to use for other users.
Suzanne posted this at 18:09 — 14th September 2003.
Quote: Originally posted by Renegade Does accessable mean fluid design as well?
No, it doesn't.
The fluidity or rigidity of the design has nothing to do with accessibility. It may have a lot to do with USABILITY, i.e. people with different resolutions (smaller) being able to view the page without scrolling, however the content is styled through stylesheets and is ACCESSIBLE in a variety of ways that have nothing to do with the design.
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andy206uk posted this at 09:28 — 12th August 2003.
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Hmmm its made me think a bit.
I'm already starting to design using CSS and XHTML so thats a start.
Is it better to make the original site accessable for everyone but loose some of the visual effect for (and i hate to put it this way but...) "normal users" or have a swanky flashy front end and an alternate accessable version for other people?
Andy
Renegade posted this at 11:57 — 12th August 2003.
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Does accessable mean fluid design as well? I always thought it did. However, that site is not fluid :S
Anyways, another good bookmark
disaster-master posted this at 14:45 — 12th August 2003.
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That site (mezzoblue.com) does not belong to the author of that article. It tells in the very first paragraph and has a link to his site.
mairving posted this at 16:33 — 12th August 2003.
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Not meaning to be callous or anything but by making your site more accessible friendly, you basically have to make your site a little less friendly to the 99.9% of people that don't have problems.
I don't know I guess I am still trying to figure out why they have Braile on drive up ATM's.
Mark Irving
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Backlinker posted this at 07:55 — 14th September 2003.
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For the passengers ???
Accessability has always been an issue for me. My eyesight is none to good and I usually use view-text size-largest when on the web. This solves my problem most of the time but some sites have this feature disabled. I dont stay on them long.
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Suzanne posted this at 18:07 — 14th September 2003.
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I disagree that you make the site less friendly for the 99.9% of people who don't have problems. Notably because it's not that high a number of people without some special need, but also because the more accessible a site is, the easier it is for everyone to use.
Braile on drive up ATMs - why make new key pads for one ATM. They are the same regardless of location. It doesn't HARM you to have braile on the keys when you're not blind -- most people won't even notice, like the little dots on the F and J on the keyboard to help you position your hands while typing.
There is nothing that makes a site accessible that makes it harder to use for other users.
Suzanne posted this at 18:09 — 14th September 2003.
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No, it doesn't.
The fluidity or rigidity of the design has nothing to do with accessibility. It may have a lot to do with USABILITY, i.e. people with different resolutions (smaller) being able to view the page without scrolling, however the content is styled through stylesheets and is ACCESSIBLE in a variety of ways that have nothing to do with the design.
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