Comments on: Web Accessibility - What is it? What are the benefits? http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/ Enabling a Reliable, Consistent and Trusted Experience Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: It’s time Google improved search results http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-49419 It’s time Google improved search results Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:46:59 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-49419 [...] Disabled users will want to know which sites comply with specific W3C Web accessibility guidelines, to enable them browse the Web in comfort. This is now a legal requirement in countries such as the UK, US, Canada and Australia [...] [...] Disabled users will want to know which sites comply with specific W3C Web accessibility guidelines, to enable them browse the Web in comfort. This is now a legal requirement in countries such as the UK, US, Canada and Australia [...]

]]> By: BIMA Blog » London Councils using the Web to engage with the public http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-24646 BIMA Blog » London Councils using the Web to engage with the public Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:01:18 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-24646 [...] Make it easy for disabled users to access the same information as everyone else. This can be achieved by making sure their Web sites are designed and built with best practice techniques in mind. The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the defacto guidelines used to help developers build accessible Web sites. [...] [...] Make it easy for disabled users to access the same information as everyone else. This can be achieved by making sure their Web sites are designed and built with best practice techniques in mind. The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the defacto guidelines used to help developers build accessible Web sites. [...]

]]> By: London Councils using the Web to engage with the public http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-8272 London Councils using the Web to engage with the public Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:26:58 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-8272 [...] Make it easy for disabled users to access the same information as everyone else. This can be achieved by making sure their Web sites are designed and built with best practice techniques in mind. The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the defacto guidelines used to help developers build accessible Web sites. [...] [...] Make it easy for disabled users to access the same information as everyone else. This can be achieved by making sure their Web sites are designed and built with best practice techniques in mind. The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the defacto guidelines used to help developers build accessible Web sites. [...]

]]> By: London Councils using the Web to engage with the public « BIMA’s Voice http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-8270 London Councils using the Web to engage with the public « BIMA’s Voice Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:22:53 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-8270 [...] Make it easy for disabled users to access the same information as everyone else. This can be achieved by making sure their Web sites are designed and built with best practice techniques in mind. The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the defacto guidelines used to help developers build accessible Web sites. [...] [...] Make it easy for disabled users to access the same information as everyone else. This can be achieved by making sure their Web sites are designed and built with best practice techniques in mind. The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the defacto guidelines used to help developers build accessible Web sites. [...]

]]> By: Luca Passani is wrong in my opinion - discrimination isn’t good for business http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-269 Luca Passani is wrong in my opinion - discrimination isn’t good for business Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:42:36 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-269 [...] In the interest of taking advantage of existing expertise within the W3C, the group reviewed guidelines that already existed and started with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These guidelines help developers build sites that are accessible to as many people as possible. In short, Web accessibility is about making sure all visitors [users/people] on your Web site can access the content regardless of ability. [...] [...] In the interest of taking advantage of existing expertise within the W3C, the group reviewed guidelines that already existed and started with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These guidelines help developers build sites that are accessible to as many people as possible. In short, Web accessibility is about making sure all visitors [users/people] on your Web site can access the content regardless of ability. [...]

]]> By: Our RSS feed was broken - It’s now fixed http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-267 Our RSS feed was broken - It’s now fixed Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:39:03 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-267 [...] Web Accessibility - What is it? What are the benefits? [...] [...] Web Accessibility - What is it? What are the benefits? [...]

]]> By: computer - somdaj.com » Luca Passani is wrong in my opinion - discrimination isn’t good for business http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-261 computer - somdaj.com » Luca Passani is wrong in my opinion - discrimination isn’t good for business Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:59:38 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-261 [...] In the interest of taking advantage of existing expertise within the W3C, the group reviewed guidelines that already existed and started with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These guidelines help developers build sites that are accessible to as many people as possible. In short, Web accessibility is about making sure all visitors [users/people] on your Web site can access the content regardless of ability. [...] [...] In the interest of taking advantage of existing expertise within the W3C, the group reviewed guidelines that already existed and started with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These guidelines help developers build sites that are accessible to as many people as possible. In short, Web accessibility is about making sure all visitors [users/people] on your Web site can access the content regardless of ability. [...]

]]> By: Teething problems - pain in the ass http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-234 Teething problems - pain in the ass Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:20:30 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-234 [...] Lastly, we have some accessibility issues to address. [...] [...] Lastly, we have some accessibility issues to address. [...]

]]> By: sorcha http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-226 sorcha Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:42:47 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-226 Lack of awareness of the benefits of accessible coding is one of the biggest reasons so many web sites didn't follow accessible design principles. Media-rich does not necessarily mean inaccessible – generally, it will require an extra effort to provide equivalent alternatives to this content – that is "equivalent facilitation" – in the form of text of captioning. Web 2.0 has provided many benefits to the accessible design drive in the form of emphasis on semantic mark-up, but Web 2.0 has also presented some of the greatest challenges. Features such as aggregated content and user generated content are creating much debate in the WCAG working group, such as how do you control conformance to accessibility guidelines with user generated content? How you ensure the accessibility guidelines level of aggregated content? These are questions that are going to continually challenge accessible design. In terms of Web 2.0, I think this is only the tip of the ice-berg. Lack of awareness of the benefits of accessible coding is one of the biggest reasons so many web sites didn’t follow accessible design principles. Media-rich does not necessarily mean inaccessible – generally, it will require an extra effort to provide equivalent alternatives to this content – that is “equivalent facilitation” – in the form of text of captioning.
Web 2.0 has provided many benefits to the accessible design drive in the form of emphasis on semantic mark-up, but Web 2.0 has also presented some of the greatest challenges. Features such as aggregated content and user generated content are creating much debate in the WCAG working group, such as how do you control conformance to accessibility guidelines with user generated content? How you ensure the accessibility guidelines level of aggregated content? These are questions that are going to continually challenge accessible design. In terms of Web 2.0, I think this is only the tip of the ice-berg.

]]> By: Paul Littlebury http://segala.com/blog/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-225 Paul Littlebury Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:01:15 +0000 http://segala.com/blog/2007/02/07/web-accessibility-what-is-it-what-are-the-benefits/#comment-225 There are so many websites that dont follow accessibility rules, and that is in part due to the direction web development was going - focussing on media-rich websites, with little regard for actual requirements. Web 2.0 seems to have changed the direction somewhat, and the web accessibility initiative is welcomed. Following these guidelines will not only cater for disabilities, but will lead to sites that are efficient, and prepared for the (almost mythical!) semantic web. A return to good coding and design principles is wholly welcomed, and it is good to see the W3C adopting a much more public stance, than they have done previously. There are so many websites that dont follow accessibility rules, and that is in part due to the direction web development was going - focussing on media-rich websites, with little regard for actual requirements.

Web 2.0 seems to have changed the direction somewhat, and the web accessibility initiative is welcomed. Following these guidelines will not only cater for disabilities, but will lead to sites that are efficient, and prepared for the (almost mythical!) semantic web.

A return to good coding and design principles is wholly welcomed, and it is good to see the W3C adopting a much more public stance, than they have done previously.

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