Comments on: Why Web Accessibility is Important http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important provoking thought Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marshall http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2290 Marshall Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:33:53 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2290 With all the focus on mobile development it will be interesting to see how that fares with accessibility. How do you design a touch-friendly accessible device? With all the focus on mobile development it will be interesting to see how that fares with accessibility. How do you design a touch-friendly accessible device?

]]> By: Yui http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2289 Yui Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:01:42 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2289 You're right. I never really did stop to think about the kinds of things that disabled people have to deal with in order to use the internet. I'm not a designer, and my current career path is probably about as far from webdesign as you can get. I do, however, consider myself a webdesign hobbyist, and I do try my best to be as accessible as possible with my designs. I do admit, though, that I occasionally make decisions that I know will hurt the accessibility of my site, for the sake of presentation. I justify it by telling myself that I don't have an important enough website anyway, so it doesn't matter. You’re right. I never really did stop to think about the kinds of things that disabled people have to deal with in order to use the internet. I’m not a designer, and my current career path is probably about as far from webdesign as you can get. I do, however, consider myself a webdesign hobbyist, and I do try my best to be as accessible as possible with my designs. I do admit, though, that I occasionally make decisions that I know will hurt the accessibility of my site, for the sake of presentation. I justify it by telling myself that I don’t have an important enough website anyway, so it doesn’t matter.

]]> By: Liz http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2288 Liz Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:30:38 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2288 Great post Ivy. I'm not a web designer but these are useful things for everybody to think about. Especially the tip about alt tags. Great post Ivy. I’m not a web designer but these are useful things for everybody to think about. Especially the tip about alt tags.

]]> By: Sigg3 http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2287 Sigg3 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:07:56 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2287 You're not gonna tell it from my blog (except my perma pages) but web accessibility is among the chief concerns of the semantic web. The idea is that you don't know who or what or how your content will be read, so you must design it (or structure it) in a semantically meaningful way. Try listening to a given website on a webreader for instance. Does it makes sense? Is there a lot of extra noise? Personally, I am addicted to TAB, so make sure your tab index is correct! My own website is unchanged for the last 4 years, though I've made an XHTML 1.0 strict mockup available @ http://sigg3.net/xhtml-index.php It renders horribly in Internet Explorer. I intend to do a full facelift when I change the backend. You’re not gonna tell it from my blog (except my perma pages) but web accessibility is among the chief concerns of the semantic web.

The idea is that you don’t know who or what or how your content will be read, so you must design it (or structure it) in a semantically meaningful way. Try listening to a given website on a webreader for instance. Does it makes sense? Is there a lot of extra noise?

Personally, I am addicted to TAB, so make sure your tab index is correct!

My own website is unchanged for the last 4 years, though I’ve made an XHTML 1.0 strict mockup available @ http://sigg3.net/xhtml-index.php
It renders horribly in Internet Explorer.
I intend to do a full facelift when I change the backend.

]]> By: singapore web design http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2286 singapore web design Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:14:32 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2286 In some countries, web accessibility is compulsory especially for the media sites? In some countries, web accessibility is compulsory especially for the media sites?

]]> By: Philwebservices http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2285 Philwebservices Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:40:18 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2285 Thanks for the information!!! Thanks for the post! Thanks for the information!!! Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Veronica http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2284 Veronica Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:27:30 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2284 I have a friend that is legally blind, not only does he use high contrast resolutions and colors, but he uses a reader (JAWS). Even though I know he doesn't visit my site, I try to keep it up to code, on the off chance he or anyone else might visit it. I have a friend that is legally blind, not only does he use high contrast resolutions and colors, but he uses a reader (JAWS). Even though I know he doesn’t visit my site, I try to keep it up to code, on the off chance he or anyone else might visit it.

]]> By: Steve Law http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2283 Steve Law Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:39:57 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2283 I'm currently attempting to self-educate myself on .css and the ins-and-outs of web design. This blog post certainly is food for thought. :) I’m currently attempting to self-educate myself on .css and the ins-and-outs of web design. This blog post certainly is food for thought. :)

]]> By: Ivy http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2282 Ivy Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:19:26 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2282 Well, hopefully some of them will land on this entry before they interview with you! ;) Well, hopefully some of them will land on this entry before they interview with you! ;)

]]> By: Lissy http://nanyate.com/media-events/why-web-accessibility-is-important#comment-2281 Lissy Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:14:41 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=2857#comment-2281 One of my interview questions I ask people with web design experience is would you use css or tables to design a layout and why. This is one of the why's I'm looking for, but not one person has mentioned it. Most people say tables, because it's easier. I think that goes back to your entry about Gen Y. One of my interview questions I ask people with web design experience is would you use css or tables to design a layout and why. This is one of the why’s I’m looking for, but not one person has mentioned it. Most people say tables, because it’s easier. I think that goes back to your entry about Gen Y.

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