Going a bit techy:
The World-wide web consortium guidelines on accessibility for web
design (including browsers, media players and all the other bits and
pieces that make life complicated) can be found at
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505/
This is the definitive version of guidelines with lots of additional
advanced information. A good reference for professional web
developers and - maybe more importantly now - 'web'
programmers.
Also - checkout information on XML on the w3c site - rapidly
becoming the new standard web format. (Just when you've fixed
one problem another comes along) it 'should' have accessibility
built in as it's designed to be used on all sorts of access devices
e.g. mobile phones and portable equipment.
Date sent: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 09:03:12 +0000
Subject: Re: accessible web design
From: "trott, mick" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Try www.Bobby.com this test web pages for accessibility. If it meets the
> criteria you can put 'a bobby' on your web site Mick Trott Hereward
> College
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > Hi again
> >
> > Dublin City University are presently developing a policy on web
> > design and accessibility. As part of this process, I am working
> > with a group of disabled students in evaluating our web pages.
> >
> > My question: Has anybody carried out similar evaluations, if yes,
> > what format did this evaluation take, outcomes, changes and if
> > anyone has developed policies on accessibility issues - could you
> > share these please.
> >
> > Thanks Declan
>
Ian Francis
Disability Co-ordinator
Queen Mary and Westfield College
Counselling and Welfare Service
London E1 4NS UK
Tel +44 (0)171 775 3132 Fax +44 (0)171 415 3617
http://www.admin.qmw.ac.uk/welfare
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