[Sigia-l] Accessibility guidelines in Great Britain

Boniface Lau boniface_lau at compuserve.com
Fri Sep 3 21:23:28 EDT 2004


> From: Jonathan Baker-Bates
>  
> Given the lack of even Priority 1 compliance by so many sites, I
> would think that even this rather limp position would probably
> result in a conviction!

Yes. To address the root cause, designers need to take on the attitude
described in:

    http://digital-web.com/articles/designer_user_partnership

PDU> When Web designers apply visual design conventions and then nail
PDU> them down to ensure their integrity, usability suffers because
PDU> users cannot modify elements of a fixed design.

Without the attitude change, improving accessibility will be like
pulling teeth and require a big stick which causes site owners to put
pressure on designers.


Boniface




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