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From: Paul Bohman
Date: Sep 4, 2003 10:35AM

Ben Morrison wrote:

Almost finished the re-design of our new website.
http://www.pup-e.co.uk/sitecheck All feedback much appreciated.

My response:

Congratulations on your first foray into CSS layout. The hardest part is to
make the jump. Now that you've done it, it's just a matter of fine tuning
things.

I opened the site in the Opera browser (www.opera.com) and turned
stylesheets off by going into "user mode". One thing that I noticed is that
there could be some improvements in the way that the content linearizes
(i.e. the reading order of the content when all styles and tables are turned
off).

The "skip navigation" link is the fourth or fifth item on the page. I would
expect--and want--it to be the first thing. Also, you duplicated the "skip
navigation" link near the bottom of the page. I wouldn't expect one there at
all. In fact, you've duplicated the whole navigation menu. This is probably
unnecessary, but it's not the worst thing you could do, I suppose. I would
definitely get rid of the second "skip navigation" link though, especially
since it jumps you backward up to the content that occurred earlier. It
isn't a logical way to proceed through the content.

I did notice that your map on the "get in touch" page was missing alt text,
but this looks like an oversight, since you've paid attention to alt text
throughout the site (it happens to the best of us).

Overall, I'm glad to hear that someone is not only moving away from
Flash-centrism, but toward all-out CSS layout. Smart move.

Paul Bohman
Technology Coordinator
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
www.webaim.org
Center for Persons with Disabilities
www.cpd.usu.edu
Utah State University
www.usu.edu



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