2 Websites to start with

hughitt1 · 10-18-2003, 12:05 PM

Here are 2 useful websites for anyone who wished to find out more about making their site accessable to disabled people, or would just like to add another skill to their bag of tricks ( and portfolio / resume ).

These sites are 2 different standards for devloping accessable sites; one is a government standard REQUIRED of all gov't sites now, and the other is a web consortium reccomendation. Check 'em both out. They have some useful references and tutorials to help you make accessable sites.

Section 508 ( government accessability requirements )
http://section508.gov/

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/

hope this helps : )

Keith[/b]

**LazyJim** · 10-18-2003, 03:20 PM

There are numerous web site articales that give reason to make accessible sites.
Here's the one I just finished reading: http://www.alistapart.com/stories/htmlkills/

And here's an extract:

Quote:

Originally Posted by JIM BYRNE @ ALA

After all is said and done, creating an accessible site is about making sure all Internet aware devices can access the information you have put on the web. Whether it be a braille reader or a business executive's Internet-enabled car, the issues are the same.

As already discussed, accessibility helps usability. (see the design principles sticky thread).

UKZJ007 · 10-20-2003, 09:44 AM

Nice site.

**LazyJim** · 10-20-2003, 11:02 AM

correction: Brilliant site!

hughitt1 · 10-20-2003, 02:45 PM

alistapart is a AWESOME site, whenever im reading a tutorial that superb, i look up at the title and sure enough it is alistapart. They have some really nice css tutorials as well that'd be worth checking out, among other things.

UKZJ007 · 10-21-2003, 08:40 AM

Ok im going there right now.

To the owner/admin of this site (John i think?) :

Are you allowed to copy and paste articles from other sites and put them in the articles section or do you need to ask permission

**LazyJim** · 10-21-2003, 08:45 AM

I've linked to their article's in the "memeber articles" forum, but in in my post I said why i liked it, and said where it came from.

Jazzee · 10-21-2003, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fight-life

Are you allowed to copy and paste articles from other sites and put them in the articles section or do you need to ask permission

Some places will let you copy and paste their articles if you give them credit. However, some places don't like you to do that with their content. IMO - You should get permission.

**LazyJim** · 10-21-2003, 08:58 AM

Yeah, whereas I don't think anyone complains about links to their site.

UKZJ007 · 10-23-2003, 03:19 PM

yeah very true! . i will contact y'all admins later!

Webnauts · 11-09-2003, 08:45 PM

What about this one? http://www.internet-marketing-resear...pic.php?t=1250